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Name(s):​ ​_______________________________​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Date:_________________

Team​ ​name:​ ​___________________________________________

John​ ​P.​ ​Stevens​ ​HS:

Remote​ ​Sensing​ ​Test

Scoring:​ ​ ​Part​ ​I​ ​-​ ​_____/18

Part​ ​II​ ​-​ ​_____/40
Part​ ​III​ ​-​ ​_____/16
Part​ ​IV​ ​-​ ​_____/14
Part​ ​V​ ​-​ ​_____/93

Total:​ ​_____/181
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I. History​ ​(3​ ​pts.​ ​each)

1. What​ ​is​ ​the​ ​name​ ​of​ ​the​ ​first​ ​satellite?

a. Suomi​ ​NPP
b. Kalpana-1
c. CALIPSO
d. Sputnik​ ​1

2. Remote​ ​sensing​ ​unofficially​ ​began​ ​when​ ​this​ ​scientist​ ​took​ ​aerial​ ​photographs​ ​from​ ​a
balloon.
a. Arthur​ ​Rudolph
b. Ludwig​ ​Roth
c. Konrad​ ​Dannenberg
d. Felix​ ​Tournachon

*Tiebreak*​ ​Name​ ​the​ ​country​ ​in​ ​which​ ​this​ ​took​ ​place​ ​______________________

3. What​ ​is​ ​the​ ​name​ ​of​ ​the​ ​US’​ ​first​ ​satellite?

a. JERS-1
b. SARAL
c. Explorer​ ​1
d. XMM-Newton

4. Which​ ​satellite​ ​took​ ​the​ ​first​ ​photograph​ ​of​ ​earth​ ​from​ ​space?
a. Explorer-1
b. Explorer-2
c. Explorer-5
d. Explorer-6

5. Who​ ​was​ ​the​ ​rocket​ ​scientist​ ​who​ ​led​ ​Project​ ​Orbit​ ​in​ ​1955?
a. Robert​ ​H.​ ​Goddard
b. Wernher​ ​von​ ​Braun
c. Walter​ ​Dornberger
d. Ernst​ ​Stuhlinger
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6. As​ ​of​ ​2017,​ ​how​ ​many​ ​Landsat​ ​missions​ ​have​ ​taken​ ​place?
a. 6
b. 7
c. 8
d. 9

II.​ ​Instruments​ ​(4​ ​pts​ ​each)

7. What​ ​is​ ​an​ ​ASTER?

a. Advanced​ ​Spaceborne​ ​Thermal​ ​Emission​ ​and​ ​Reflection​ ​Radiometer
b. Advanced​ ​Spatial​ ​Thermal​ ​Emission​ ​and​ ​Refraction​ ​Radiometer
c. Advanced​ ​System​ ​Thematic​ ​Emission​ ​and​ ​Refraction​ ​Radar
d. Advanced​ ​Spaceborne​ ​Thermal​ ​Emission​ ​and​ ​Reflection​ ​Radar

8. What​ ​is​ ​an​ ​AVHRR?

a. Airborne​ ​Visual​ ​High​ ​Resolution​ ​Radar
b. Advanced​ ​Very​ ​High​ ​Resolution​ ​Radiometer
c. Along​ ​Very​ ​High​ ​Reflection​ ​Radiometer
d. Advanced​ ​Visual​ ​High​ ​Resolution​ ​Radar

9. What​ ​is​ ​a​ ​RAR?

a. Radial​ ​Aperture​ ​Radiometer
b. Real​ ​Aperture​ ​Radar
c. Refracting​ ​Aperture​ ​Radiometer
d. Radial​ ​Aperture​ ​Radar

10. What​ ​is​ ​a​ ​MODIS?

a. Modulating-resolution​ ​Imaging​ ​Spectroradiometer
b. Moderate-ranging​ ​Imaging​ ​Spectrometer
c. Moderate-resolution​ ​Imaging​ ​Spectroradiometer
d. Modern-resolution​ ​Isolating​ ​Spectro-Radar

11. What​ ​is​ ​an​ ​ALI?

a. Advanced​ ​Land​ ​Imager
b. Aerial​ ​Land​ ​Imager
c. Airborne​ ​Land​ ​Imager
d. Airborne​ ​Light​ ​Imager
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12. What​ ​does​ ​a​ ​CERES​ ​measure?
a. Broadband​ ​radiative​ ​energy​ ​flux
b. Spectral​ ​content​ ​of​ ​the​ ​incident​ ​electromagnetic​ ​radiation
c. Backscattered​ ​radiation
d. Height​ ​of​ ​the​ ​instrument​ ​platform​ ​above​ ​the​ ​surface

13. ​ ​What​ ​is​ ​the​ ​principal​ ​objective​ ​of​ ​an​ ​ATSR?

a. Monitoring​ ​ocean​ ​primary​ ​production​ ​and​ ​phytoplankton​ ​processes
b. Measuring​ ​cloud​ ​properties
c. Providing​ ​data​ ​and​ ​information​ ​concerning​ ​global​ ​Sea​ ​Surface​ ​Temperature​ ​(SST)
d. Locating​ ​objects​ ​and​ ​measuring​ ​elevation

14. Which​ ​of​ ​these​ ​instruments​ ​was​ ​introduced​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Landsat​ ​Program?
a. SeaWiFS
b. MSS
c. VTIR
d. CZCS

15. ​ ​What​ ​types​ ​of​ ​waves​ ​are​ ​used​ ​in​ ​modern-day​ ​radars?
a. Gamma​ ​rays
b. Radiowaves
c. Microwaves
d. X-rays

16. Which​ ​of​ ​the​ ​following​ ​radiometers​ ​measures​ ​the​ ​intensity​ ​of​ ​radiation​ ​in​ ​multiple
wavelength​ ​bands?
a. imaging​ ​radiometer
b. spectrometer
c. scatterometer
d. spectroradiometer

17. How​ ​does​ ​a​ ​whiskbroom​ ​scanner​ ​differ​ ​from​ ​a​ ​pushbroom​ ​scanner?
a. functions​ ​along​ ​track​ ​versus​ ​across​ ​track
b. receives​ ​a​ ​stronger​ ​signal​ ​because​ ​it​ ​looks​ ​at​ ​each​ ​pixel​ ​area​ ​for​ ​longer
c. mirror​ ​moves​ ​back​ ​and​ ​forth
d. if​ ​not​ ​calibrated,​ ​the​ ​detectors​ ​may​ ​reveal​ ​stripes​ ​in​ ​data​ ​due​ ​to​ ​varying
sensitivities
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18. Which​ ​of​ ​the​ ​following​ ​properties​ ​characterize​ ​an​ ​optical​ ​sensor?
a. uses​ ​visible​ ​and​ ​UV​ ​sensors
b. spectral,​ ​radiometric,​ ​and​ ​geometric​ ​performance
c. depends​ ​on​ ​both​ ​reflected​ ​solar​ ​radiation​ ​and​ ​its​ ​own​ ​energy​ ​to​ ​form​ ​images
d. classified​ ​based​ ​on​ ​a​ ​range​ ​of​ ​1​ ​to​ ​1000​ ​spectral​ ​bands

19. This​ ​type​ ​of​ ​RaDAR​ ​stores​ ​sequentially​ ​received​ ​signals​ ​in​ ​memory​ ​over​ ​time​ ​and​ ​adds
them:
a. pulse
b. continuous-wave
c. synthetic​ ​aperture
d. planar

20. Which​ ​of​ ​the​ ​following​ ​instruments​ ​features​ ​eight​ ​spectral​ ​bands?
a. LiDAR
b. MSS
c. SeaWiFS
d. TM

IV.​ ​Miscellaneous​ ​(4​ ​pts​ ​each)

21. What​ ​parts​ ​of​ ​earth​ ​would​ ​have​ ​the​ ​highest​ ​albedos?
a. Mountains
b. Deserts
c. Tundras
d. Savannas

22. What​ ​is​ ​the​ ​primary​ ​focus​ ​of​ ​GCOM-W1​ ​“SHIZUKU”?

a. Measuring​ ​atmospheric​ ​gas​ ​levels
b. Studying​ ​the​ ​impact​ ​of​ ​clouds​ ​and​ ​air​ ​particles​ ​on​ ​the​ ​climate
c. Monitoring​ ​ocean​ ​levels
d. Studying​ ​the​ ​water​ ​cycle

23. Cloud​ ​formation​ ​frequency​ ​is​ ​most​ ​strongly​ ​dependent​ ​upon:

a. Carbon​ ​dioxide​ ​concentration
b. Current​ ​precipitation
c. Cloud​ ​condensation​ ​nuclei
d. Air​ ​temperature
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24. What​ ​is​ ​the​ ​second​ ​most​ ​prevalent​ ​greenhouse​ ​gas?
a. Water​ ​Vapor
b. Methane
c. Carbon​ ​Dioxide
d. Ozone

25. What​ ​is​ ​the​ ​best​ ​definition​ ​for​ ​blackbody.

a. A​ ​hypothetical​ ​ideal​ ​radiator​ ​that​ ​absorbs​ ​and​ ​re-emits​ ​all​ ​incident​ ​energy.
b. Any​ ​body​ ​that​ ​emits​ ​radiation​ ​at​ ​each​ ​wavelength​ ​less​ ​than​ ​one​ ​to​ ​that​ ​emitted​ ​by
a​ ​bluebody​ ​at​ ​the​ ​same​ ​temperature.
c. Any​ ​body​ ​that​ ​emits​ ​radiation​ ​at​ ​each​ ​wavelength​ ​greater​ ​than​ ​one​ ​to​ ​that​ ​emitted
by​ ​a​ ​graybody​ ​at​ ​the​ ​same​ ​temperature.
d. A​ ​black​ ​hole.

26. If​ ​an​ ​image​ ​has​ ​high​ ​backscatter,​ ​what​ ​does​ ​it​ ​say​ ​about​ ​the​ ​landscape​ ​being​ ​imaged?
a. Rough​ ​surface
b. High​ ​vegetation
c. Barren​ ​landscape
d. Presence​ ​of​ ​water

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​27.​ ​What​ ​is​ ​another​ ​name​ ​for​ ​the​ ​weakening​ ​of​ ​light​ ​beams​ ​by​ ​scattering​ ​or​ ​absorption?
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​a. Diffraction
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​b. Attenuation
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​c.​ ​ ​ ​Deamplification
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​d.​ ​ ​ ​Dispersion
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III.​ ​Matching:​ ​Match​ ​each​ ​type​ ​of​ ​energy​ ​to​ ​its​ ​corresponding​ ​use.​ ​(2
pts.​ ​each)

27. ​ ​____​ ​Gamma​ ​rays​ ​and​ ​x-rays a. Used​ ​in​ ​radar.

b. Not​ ​suitable​ ​for​ ​remote​ ​sensing
28. ​ ​____​ ​Short​ ​Wave​ ​Infrared​ ​(SWIR)
because​ ​they​ ​are​ ​absorbed​ ​by​ ​the
29. ​ ​____​ ​Thermal​ ​Infrared​ ​(TIR)
Earth’s​ ​atmosphere.
30. ​ ​____​ ​Microwaves c. Used​ ​in​ ​determining​ ​spectral

31. ​ ​____​ ​Near​ ​Infrared​ ​(NIR) signatures​ ​of​ ​objects.

d. Helps​ ​satellites​ ​detect​ ​colors​ ​that​ ​the
32. ​ ​____​ ​Visible​ ​light
human​ ​eye​ ​can​ ​see.
33. ​ ​____​ ​Ultraviolet​ ​light e. Not​ ​suitable​ ​for​ ​remote​ ​sensing
because​ ​it​ ​is​ ​blocked​ ​by​ ​the​ ​ozone
layer.
f. Used​ ​in​ ​determining​ ​the​ ​temperature
of​ ​an​ ​object.
g. Used​ ​in​ ​monitoring​ ​vegetation.
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V.​ ​Short​ ​Answer

34. What​ ​is​ ​remote​ ​sensing?​ ​(5​ ​pts)

35. Describe​ ​the​ ​difference​ ​between​ ​active​ ​and​ ​passive​ ​sensing.​ ​(8​ ​pts)

36. Why​ ​is​ ​the​ ​sky​ ​blue​ ​during​ ​the​ ​day?​ ​(6​ ​pts)

37. Name​ ​4​ ​of​ ​the​ ​currently​ ​active​ ​satellites​ ​part​ ​of​ ​the​ ​A-Train​ ​EOS​ ​satellite​ ​constellation.
(3​ ​pts.​ ​each;​ ​12​ ​pts​ ​total)
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38. What​ ​graphical​ ​indicator​ ​is​ ​this​ ​image​ ​an​ ​example​ ​of?​ ​(4​ ​pts)

39. What​ ​is​ ​the​ ​purpose​ ​of​ ​the​ ​indicator​ ​pictured​ ​in​ ​(38)?​ ​What​ ​does​ ​an​ ​index​ ​of​ ​0​ ​suggest
using​ ​this​ ​technique?​ ​Give​ ​an​ ​example​ ​of​ ​a​ ​number​ ​that​ ​cannot​ ​be​ ​a​ ​value​ ​using​ ​this
technique.​ ​(3​ ​pts.​ ​each;​ ​9​ ​pts​ ​total)

40. If​ ​the​ ​surface​ ​of​ ​the​ ​sun​ ​is​ ​measured​ ​at​ ​6000K​ ​and​ ​the​ ​earth​ ​is​ ​measured​ ​at​ ​255K,​ ​find​ ​the
wavelength​ ​of​ ​the​ ​energy​ ​for​ ​both​ ​surfaces.​ ​Show​ ​all​ ​necessary​ ​work.​ ​(3​ ​pts.​ ​for​ ​correct
answer;​ ​3​ ​pts​ ​for​ ​work​ ​shown;​ ​6​ ​pts.​ ​total)
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41. ​ ​What​ ​form​ ​of​ ​image​ ​distortion​ ​is​ ​pictured​ ​below?​ ​What
causes​ ​this​ ​distortion?​ ​(3​ ​pts​ ​each;​ ​6​ ​pts​ ​total)

42. What​ ​form​ ​of​ ​image​ ​restoration​ ​is​ ​pictured​ ​below?​ ​Describe​ ​the​ ​process​ ​used​ ​by​ ​this
technique.​ ​(3​ ​pts​ ​each;​ ​6​ ​pts​ ​total)
*Tiebreaker:​ ​give​ ​the​ ​equation​ ​used​ ​by​ ​this​ ​technique

43. What​ ​is​ ​the​ ​name​ ​of​ ​the​ ​noise​ ​seen​ ​in​ ​the​ ​image​ ​below?​ ​What​ ​technique​ ​is​ ​most​ ​effective
for​ ​fixing​ ​it?​ ​(4​ ​points​ ​for​ ​the​ ​name,​ ​4​ ​points​ ​for​ ​the​ ​fixing​ ​technique;​ ​8​ ​pts​ ​total)
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44. Label​ ​the​ ​steps​ ​of​ ​the​ ​carbon​ ​cycle​ ​below.​ ​Provide​ ​a​ ​brief​​ ​description​ ​of​ ​each​ ​step
underneath​ ​the​ ​diagram.​ ​(2​ ​pt​ ​each;​ ​12​ ​pts.​ ​total)

A:

B:

C:

D:

E:

F:
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45. If​ ​the​ ​surface​ ​temperature​ ​of​ ​Venus​ ​is​ ​given​ ​at​ ​750K,​ ​find​ ​the​ ​wavelength​ ​of​ ​peak​ ​energy
and​ ​draw​ ​an​ ​appropriate​ ​blackbody​ ​curve.​ ​Show​ ​all​ ​necessary​ ​work​ ​(4​ ​pts.​ ​for​ ​correct
answer;​ ​2​ ​pts.​ ​for​ ​work​ ​shown;​ ​5​ ​pts.​ ​for​ ​accurate​ ​graph;​ ​11​ ​pts.​ ​total)