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SATELLITESICY BODIES
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Question
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Which sentence from the selection states a fact that can be verified?
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A group of more than twenty satellites make up the Global Positioning System, or GPS.
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The bird’s-eye view that satellites have allows them to see large areas of Earth at one time.
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This ability means satellites can collect more data, more quickly, than instruments on the ground.
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Satellites also can see into space better than telescopes on Earth’s surface.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -GPS receivers provide location in latitude, longitude, and altitude. They also provide the accurate time. GPS includes 24 satellites that circle Earth in precise orbits.
Detailed explanation-2: -GPS satellites fly in medium Earth orbit (MEO) at an altitude of approximately 20, 200 km (12, 550 miles).
Detailed explanation-3: -GPS is a space-based navigation system nominally consisting of a 24-satellite constellation that provides positioning and timing information to military and civilian users worldwide.
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