The TIROS 1 Was the First Weather Satellite Launched into Space

question 13

True/False

The TIROS 1 was the first weather satellite launched into space.

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Definitions:

Hypotension

Low blood pressure.

Tachycardia

Rapid heart rate, generally in excess of 100 beats per minute.

Celsius

A scale of temperature on which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees under standard conditions.

Rhonchi

Deep snoring or rattling sounds during breathing; associated with asthma, acute bronchitis, or any condition involving partial obstruction of the lung’s airway.