What is the purpose of the global positioning system? a. to find exact location using satellite signals and receivers b. to take aerial photographs using planes and weather balloons c. to study weather patterns using radio waves d. to analyze maps with software by combining them with data

Hello! The GPS does not study weather patterns or take photographs with planes or balloons. Therefore, B and C are eliminated. The GPS is a tool where it can point out where you are at and how far you are from a particular place getting satellites from above Earth. A is the only one that summarizes this. The answer is A.

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