GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

UNITS DEVICES DIMENSIONS AND MEASUREMENTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which instrument is used to detect the direction and speed of an object by means of radiowaves?
A
Radar
B
Salinometer
C
Refractometer
D
Radio micrometer
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -RADAR is a system that uses radio waves to determine and map the location, direction, and/or speed of both moving and fixed objects such as aircraft, ships, motor vehicles, weather formations and terrain.

Detailed explanation-2: -History Of The Radar Radars are now used to help navigate ships in fog and airplanes in bad weather. Radar can detect a speeding car and track a satellite. Most importantly for meteorologists, radars can detect all sorts of atmospheric phenomena.

Detailed explanation-3: -Radar works by sending out radio waves, a type of electromagnetic wave, in pulses through a radio transmitter. The waves are reflected off of objects in their path back toward a receiver that can detect those reflections.

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