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<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> What is remote sensing?

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Collecting information about an object without any physical contact.
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Gathering information through physical contact.
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Remote sensing does not concern information.
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Remote sensing does not concern any sort of contact.
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The correct option is A Collecting information about an object without any physical contact.
<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Remote means far away, or from a distance. Sensing simply means collecting information. Remote sensing means collecting information about an object, place or phenomenon remotely, without touching or any physical contact.

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