Remote Sensing
Minerals
Mixed Bag
Bonus: Trivia
Bonus: Bad Jokes
100
Remote sensing is used to make ______ of Earth's surface
maps
100
True or False: A mineral can be a liquid or gas
False
100
The volume of object depends on what?
The amount of space the object takes up
100
The Statue of Liberty was built by which country?
France
100
Where do cows hang their paintings?
The MOO-seum
200
True or False: Satellites use film to record data about Earth's surface
False, satellites use sensors
200
True or False: A mineral found in China will have the same chemical make up as the same type of mineral found in Spain
True
200
Minerals are classified by ___________ (chemical makeup)
composition
200
This is the capital of Canada
Ottawa
200
How does the ocean say hello?
It waves
300
How fast can satellites make maps?
Hours to Days
300
Crystals need large, open space in order to be _________
Perfect
300
These kinds of images are used show changes to the environment, especially during natural disasters (like wild fires and floods)
False-color images
300
On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human to do what?
Go to space
300
What is a duck's favorite snack?
Cheese and Quackers
400
Describe how people made maps before remote sensing technology
Mapmakers climbed to the highest points and drew the land that was around them
400
What are two ways minerals are different from rocks?
1) Minerals always have the same chemical composition, rocks do not
2) Minerals have a crystal structure
400
This kind of map can store and arrange any kind of geographic data on a map
GIS map
400
In 1932, emus (shown below) won a war against military veterans of which country?
Australia
400
How did the scissors win the race?
By taking a shortcut
500
According to your book, these three jobs work with GIS a lot
Scientists, engineers, and city planners
500
Diamonds and graphite are both made from which element?
Carbon
500
This is the most common mineral group in Earth's crust
Silicates
500
In 2007, Kevin Shelley broke how many wooden toilet seats with his head (in one minute)
46
500
What is a pirate's favorite letter?
Arrrrrrr