Weather Maps and Satellite Imagery (Leaving Cert Geography): Quizzes
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What is visible imagery best used for observing?
What is visible imagery best used for observing?
Cloud patterns during daylight
What can infrared imagery detect even at night?
What can infrared imagery detect even at night?
Cloud heights and temperatures
What does water vapour imagery highlight?
What does water vapour imagery highlight?
Moisture levels in the atmosphere
What do high-resolution satellite images show?
What do high-resolution satellite images show?
Detailed features like cities & forests
What do low-resolution satellite images provide?
What do low-resolution satellite images provide?
Broad patterns like weather systems
In satellite imagery, what do blue areas represent?
In satellite imagery, what do blue areas represent?
Water bodies like oceans or rivers
What do green areas indicate on satellite imagery?
What do green areas indicate on satellite imagery?
Vegetation
What weather feature appears as spirals on satellite imagery?
What weather feature appears as spirals on satellite imagery?
Cyclones
Which environmental changes can satellite imagery monitor?
Which environmental changes can satellite imagery monitor?
Deforestation, desertification, glacial retreat
What weather systems can satellite imagery track?
What weather systems can satellite imagery track?
Storms, hurricanes and cyclones
What type of data does satellite imagery provide?
What type of data does satellite imagery provide?
Real-time and global data
What does infrared imagery detect?
What does infrared imagery detect?
Heat radiated from Earth's surface