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Explain the working and applications of SONAR.

Important Questions on Study of Sound

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A person clapped his hands near a cliff and heard the echo after 4 s. The distance between the cliff and the person will be :

(Speed of sound is 346 m s-1) 

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Sound travels at a speed of 1450 ms-1through water. A submarine detects objects around it by sending sound waves and detecting echo (reflected sound) heard after 4 s. Then the object must be at a distance of:
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If the velocity of sound in air is 340 m s-1 and x is the minimum distance between sound source and reflecting surface to get echo from general sound, then :
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The acronym ‘SONAR’ stands for
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A man who is standing at a distance of 850 m from a sound reflecting surface claps loudly. If the velocity of the sound in air is 340 ms-1 then the time taken by the echo to reach him is
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+List the uses of ultrasonic waves due to their high frequency.
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A girl drops a ball from a height h=20 m. It strikes the ground elastically and returns to her hand. An echo of the thud of the ball striking the ground is produced from a nearby cliff. The echo is head at exactly the same moment when the ball returns to the girl's hand. (Take g = 10 ms-2  and vsound=350 ms-1). The distance of the cliff from the girls is close to:
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What is the minimum distance required to hear an echo in air?
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What is the difference between reverberation and echo?
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Sound signal from a ship floating in water hits the bottom of the sea and reflects back to the ship after 6 s. Speed of sound in water is 1500 m s-1. Calculate the depth of the sea.
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Name the system which enables us to locate underwater objects by transmitting ultrasonic waves and detecting the reflecting impulse.
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A man standing in front of a vertical cliff fires a gun. He hears the echo after 3.5 sec. On moving closer to the cliff by 84 m, he hears the echo after 3 sec. Calculate the distance of the cliff from the initial position of the man.
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A pendulum  has a frequency of 4 vibrations per second. An observer starts the pendulum and fires a gun simultaneously. He hears the echo from the cliff after 6 vibrations of the pendulum. If the velocity of sound in air is 340 ms-1, find the distance between the cliff and the observer. 
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State one use of reflection of sound.
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How is ultrasound used in detection of fetal abnormalities?
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What is the name of the device which is used to find the depth of sea (or ocean) by using ultrasonic sound waves?
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Write the full name of 'SONAR'.
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Using sonar, sound pulses are emitted at the surface. The pulses, after being reflected from the bottom, are detected. If the time interval from the emission to the detection of the sound pulses is 2 seconds, find the depth of the water. (take velocity of sound through water, v=1500 m/s)
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Why do we prefer ultrasonic frequencies for real-life applications?
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How is an ultrasound scan for the foetus (unborn baby) better than X-ray?