Question

State five uses of artificial satellites.

Answer 1

The five uses of artificial satellites are:

1. It is used for weather forecasting and for giving advance warning of floods and cyclones.
2. It is used for communication such as long distance transmission of television programme, radio, telephone calls and internet.
3. It is used for surveying natural resources of the earth like minerals, agricultural crops etc.
4. It is used for spying for military puposes.
5. It is also used to collect information about other planets, stars, galaxies etc.