What happens to photons as they travel through the atmosphere after being emitted by the Atlas instrument?
ICESat-2 By the Numbers: 300 Trillion

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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They increase in number.
They disappear completely.
They are absorbed by the atmosphere.
They scatter in all directions.
2.
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How many photons does the Atlas instrument typically receive back?
Thousands of photons
None
Hundreds of photons
Just about a dozen photons
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What is the role of the Atlas instrument in photon reflection?
It captures only photons that reflect straight back.
It increases the number of photons.
It captures photons that reflect in all directions.
It absorbs all photons.
4.
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Why is it important for the window of received photons to be very small?
To increase the number of photons received
To reduce the timing error
To capture photons from different directions
To make the instrument more powerful
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What allows scientists to calculate elevation very precisely?
The large number of photons received
The small window of received photons
The speed of the photons
The high power of the Atlas instrument
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