Distinguish between active and passive remote sensing, and describe the applications of each

What will be an ideal response?


Active remote sensing systems provide their own energy source, emitting radiation towards a target and measuring the reflected radiation from the target, whereas passive sensors measure the energy emitted from objects under investigation.

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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What is a subsidy? Describe the role of subsidies in present-day natural resource management

What will be an ideal response?

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How was the role of MHC molecules first discovered?

A) during the study of AIDS B) during studies of blood types C) during organ transplants D) none of the above

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A clast of granite taken from a conglomerate is determined by radiometric dating to be one hundred

million years old. What, if anything, does this tell you about the age of the conglomerate? What will be an ideal response?

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