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Explain how bats use ultrasound to catch a prey.

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Bats produce high-pitched ultrasonic squeaks. These high-pitched squeaks are reflected by objects such as preys and returned to the bat's ear. This allows a bat to know the distance of his prey.
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  8. Does sound follow the same laws of reflection as light does ? Explain.

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  10. Give two practical applications of reflection of sound waves.

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  14. What is loudness of sound ? What factors does it depend on ?

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  16. How is ultrasound used for cleaning ?

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  19. Explain how defects in a metal block can be detected using ultrasound.

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  20. Explain how the human ear works.

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