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RADAR stands for Radio Detection and ranging and SONAR stands for Sound Navigation and Ranging.

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Important Questions on Sound

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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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 When the lightning strikes, we hear multiple of cracks of thunder. These multiple reflections of sound are called _____.
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State the use of echo by a bat, dolphin and fisherman.
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The technique of obtaining images of the heart by using ultrasound is called  
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A man standing in front of a vertical cliff fires a gun. He hears the echo after 3 seconds. On moving closer to the cliff by 82.5 m, he fires again. This time, he hears the echo after 2.5 seconds. Calculate the distance of the cliff from the initial position of man.

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The repeated reflection that results in the persistence of sound is called __________________.
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Give three medical uses of ultrasound.
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Explain how the speed of sound can be determined by the method of echo.
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Multiple echoes are also called
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What is meant by sound ranging? Give one use of sound ranging.
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What is echocardiography?
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A person stands in between two parallel cliffs which are 99 m a part. He fires a gun and hears two successive echoes after 0.2 s and 0.4 s. Calculate the distance of the nearest cliff from the person,

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State the use of echo in medical science.
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A man standing in front of a vertical cliff fires a gun. He hears the echo after 3 seconds on moving closer to the cliff by 82.5 m, he fires again. This time, he hears the echo after 2.5 seconds. Calculate the velocity of sound.

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How do bats avoid obstacles in their way, when in flight?
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The time of reverberation of a room A is one second. What will be the time (in second) of reverberation of a room, having all the dimensions double of those of room A?
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Explain how we get the images of our heart.
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What is meant by an echo? State two conditions necessary for an echo to be heard distinctly.
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State two applications of echo.