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Consider the following activities

Consider the following activities:
1. Identification of narcotics on passengers at airports or in aircraft
2. Monitoring of precipitation
3. Tracking the migration of animals
In how many of the above activities can the radars be used?

(a)

Only one

(b)

Only two*

(c)

All three

(d)

None

Answer:

(b)

Explanation

Answer: B 1 Nothing of this sort is known 2 is correct: Weather radars usually work with three main types of data. In the reflectivity mode, return echoes from targets are analyzed for their intensities to establish the precipitation rate in the scanned volume. 3 is correct: Radar technology is mainly known for generating weather data and for the surveillance of aircraft. Less well known are its applications in the study of migratory birds, bats, and insects, which initially showed up as “phantom signals” on the radar screens during World War II. Source:https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/the-use-of-radar-in-the-study-84825627/