Radar

Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences. A diagram may be substituted where appropriate.

1) What does the acronym RADAR stand for?

2) Explain what the range is and how it can be calculated.

3) How is radar used by air traffic controllers?

4) Which of the types of radar do you feel impacts you most? Explain your answer.

5) What is the ionosphere?

6) How does radar help obtain ionospheric measurements?

7) What is a radio wave and how are these waves used by atmospheric scientists?

8) What are some examples of naturally occurring plasmas? Man-made sources?