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What is an echo? How is echo formed?

Important Questions on Sound

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What is the minimum distance in the air required from a sound-reflecting surface to hear an echo (at 20 °C)?
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A man standing 825 meters away from a cliff (steep rock) fires a gun. After how long will he hear its echo? The Speed of sound in air is 330 ms.
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What is ultrasound? What is the difference between ordinary sound and ultrasound?
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Write any three applications (or uses) of ultrasound.
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What are infrasonic waves? Name two animals which produce infrasonic waves.
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What are ultrasonic waves? Name two animals which can produce ultrasonic waves.
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The audible range of frequencies of an average human ear is from 20 Hz to 20 kHz. Calculate the corresponding wavelengths. (Speed of sound in air is 344 m s-1)
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Define the term echolocation.