The causes the earths seasons: Winter, Summer, Fall, and Spring
Earth’s tilt
______ occurs when the waves do not reflect but stay within that object.
Absorption
A submarine uses______, a form of remote sensing underwater.
Echolocation
An object that lets some light, but not a lot is
Translucent
Waves start from an initial
Vibration
Explain what G.P.S. stands for and how it works.
G.P.S stands for Global Positioning System and it works by having satellites all over the earth that pinpoint where you are 24 hours a day.
One characteristic of a wave is its
wavelength
Our brain can only detect _______, which includes colors like red and blue.
Visible light
What type of animal uses sound as a way to locate food or obstacles and explain how they do it.
A bat uses sound waves to see the world around them, they do this by using a special skill called echolocation. They make a sound, and it sends a sound wave in
The area on the equator is always the areas.
Hottest
Sound waves can be transmitted by particles in different
Media
An object that lets light pass through it is
Transparent
The ______ provides light, supports life, and keeps the earth warm.
Sun’s energy
An object that lets no light is
Opaque
waves can travel through matter or through a vacuum
Electromagnetic
When we look at different objects and see their different colors, explain in scientific terms what is happening?
We are seeing different frequencies of the object being reflected by the matter. An example would be a red apple. Our eyes are seeing red because the apple is r
Disturbances of space and matter
Waves
There are two types of methods for monitoring Earth’s environment:
Remote Sensing and Field work.
sound waves can bounce off a surface this is called _____.
Reflection
the ______ frequency of a wave is the number of oscillations that a wave makes each second
Frequency
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