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Weather Data
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	1. Where is weather data obtained from? Weather.com Weather Analysis Computers Barometric Computers National Weather Service
	2. Weather satellites were first launched in ____. 1960 1940 1957 1950
	3. The first weather satellite launched was _____. Low Earth Orbiting Polar Orbiting Sputnic Telstar
	4. What height above the earth did the first weather satellite orbit? 860 Km 23,200 Km 10,000 Km 100 Miles
	5. A satelline scans a line of about ____ km. 5,000 6,000 3,000 7,000
	6. A satelline scans at the rate of about ____ . 500 times a minute 1,000 times a minute Once every 2 seconds Twice a second
	7. Weather satellites use ___ radio to transmit their signams. AM FM VHF LMF
	8. A satellite 40,000 km away will orbit the earth every ___ hours. 24 6 12 48
	9. A single geostationary satellite can capture approximatly __% of the earth's surface. 40 75 80 95
	10. What to the letters NWS stand for? Nations Watchdog Service National Weather Service National Weather Satellite National Weather Science

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