Deck 10: How to Perform Geocoding in Arcgis

Question 1

An atmospheric window is best described as

A)a hole in the atmosphere (such as the ozone layer)that lets electromagnetic energy through to Earth.
B)a wavelength of energy that is most easily transmitted to Earth.
C)a wavelength of energy that is nearly 100% absorbed by the atmosphere.
D)the "thin" areas of the atmosphere that allow for the maximum amount of ultraviolet energy to pass through to the planet.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Placing the blue band in the blue color gun,the green band in the green color gun,and the red band in the red color gun will create which type of composite image?

A)Spectral color
B)Standard false color
C)False color
D)True color

Answer 2

D

Question 3

A remote sensing device simultaneously measuring seven bands of energy wavelengths would be capable of producing which type of imagery?

A)Panchromatic
B)Multispectral
C)Hyperspectral
D)Ultraspectral

Answer 3

B

Question 4

NDVI is primarily used to determine

A)health of vegetation.
B)amount of urban area.
C)soil characteristics.
D)water absorption.

Question 5

Which of the following forms of electromagnetic energy has the shortest frequency?

A)Gamma rays
B)x-rays
C)Infrared light
D) Radio waves

Question 6

In active remote sensing,

A)an operator on the ground needs to activate controls for tasking a satellite to obtain a specific image.
B)only the infrared bands in the electromagnetic spectrum are sensed.
C)the remote sensing device measures all possible bands in the electromagnetic spectrum.
D)the remote sensing device generates its own source of energy and measures the reflection or return of that particular type of energy.

Question 7

Energy that is trapped and held by a surface has been

A)transmitted.
B)absorbed.
C)reflected.
D)incidented.

Question 8

Our eyes are sensitive to viewing which wavelengths of light?

A)0.3 $\mu$ m - 0.9 $\mu$ m
B)0.4 $\mu$ m - 0.7 $\mu$ m
C)0.1 $\mu$ m - 1.0 $\mu$ m
D)0.7 $\mu$ m - 0.9 $\mu$ m

Question 9

Sensing in the "green" portion of the EM spectrum means sensing energy wavelengths of

A)0.7 $\mu$ m - 0.98 $\mu$ m.
B)0.4 $\mu$ m - 0.5 $\mu$ m.
C)0.6 $\mu$ m - 0.7 $\mu$ m.
D)0.5 $\mu$ m - 0.6 $\mu$ m.

Question 10

Molecular level particles that cause scattering in the atmosphere are an example of

A)Mie scattering.
B)Rayleigh scattering.
C)non-selective scattering.
D)spectral scattering.

Question 11

A charted identifier for a feature based on its reflectance of different wavelengths of energy is a

A)spectral reflectance.
B)spectral signature.
C)spectral incidence.
D)spectral scattering.

Question 12

Incident energy is equivalent to the total amount of energy that has been

A)absorbed,transmitted,and reflected.
B)reflected and transmitted.
C)absorbed by objects on the ground and also absorbed by the atmosphere.
D)reflected,scattered,and absorbed.

Question 13

Which of the following forms of electromagnetic energy has the shortest wavelength?

A)Ultraviolet light
B)Near Infrared light
C)Radio Waves
D)Microwaves

Question 14

An 8-bit sensor can produce what range of brightness values?

A)0-7
B)0-8
C)0-64
D)0-255

Question 15

We see the sky as blue in the middle of the day because of

A)nonselective scattering.
B)atmospheric transmittance.
C)Rayleigh scattering.
D)atmospheric absorption.

Question 16

Smoke and pollen cause what type of scattering in the atmosphere?

A)Spectral scattering
B)Non-selective scattering
C)Rayleigh scattering
D)Mie scattering

Question 17

Placing the green band in the blue color gun,the red band in the green color gun,and the near infrared band in the red color gun will create which type of composite image?

A)True color
B)Spectral color
C)False color
D)Standard false color

Question 18

A pixel of an image displayed on a screen that has a brightness value of 127 in the red color gun,127 in the green color gun,and 127 in the blue color gun will produce which color for that pixel?

A)Black
B)White
C)Grey
D)No color will be produced with this combination.

Question 19

A narrow range of wavelengths describes a

A)band.
B)frequency.
C)electromagnetic spectrum.
D)nanometer.

Question 20

The energy range of 0.7 to 1.3 micrometers defines which of the following types of energy?

A)Red
B)Near infrared
C)Middle infrared
D)Thermal infrared

Question 21

NDVI utilizes which two bands?

A)Red and green
B)Red and NIR
C)NIR and thermal
D)Green and NIR

Question 22

Describe the relationship between frequency and wavelength (of radiated waves of electromagnetic energy)and explain why they have this relationship.

Question 23

Describe the steps in the remote sensing process,starting with the sun as a source of energy and ending with the energy being received at a sensor (so it can be converted into an image).