1.10 Quiz Collecting Environmental Data

Question: Which is the term for data collection that collects data at a distance, such as by satellite?

Answer: remote sensing

Question: Which is an example of how computers can enhance data analysis?

Answer: Pixels from q digital photo are transformed into a map and into data on a spreadsheet.

Question: Which of the following is not a form of remote sensing?

Answer: A citizen collects an air sample in a container

Question: Which example of data collection could only be done with the aid of a computer?

Answer: A climatologist creates a simulation of a tornado damaging a town.

Question: What is the advantage for scientists of using non scientists to collect data?

Answer: Non scientists provide additional sources of data that scientists can use.