Question

One day Samir thought if Moon is a natural satellite then why there is need of other artificial satellites. Finally, he came to the conclusion that Moon cannot be used as a communication satellite. So, he requested his teacher for its answer. The teacher explained him the reasons behind it properly, after which he shared his knowledge with his classmates.

  (a) What are the values shown by Samir ?

(b) Why can the Moon be not used as a communication satellite ?

Answer 1

(a) The values shown by Samir are :

(i) curiosity,

(ii) creativity, and

(iii) sharing knowledge. 

(b) Moon cannot be used as a communication satellite, because :

(i) The surface of the Moon is so rough and uneven that most of the signal scatters back into space instead of bouncing back to the earth. 

(ii) The moon can only reflect signals while modern communication satellites actively rebroadcast the signal back to the earth. 

(iii) The moon is only available for half of the day and it keeps moving