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When a sound is reflected from a distant object, an echo is produced. Let the distance between the reflecting surface and the source of sound production remains the same. Do you hear echo sound on a hotter day?

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  2. Does sound follow the same laws of reflection as light does? Explain?

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  3. When a sound is reflected from a distant object, an echo is produced. ...

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

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  5. A stone is dropped from the top of a tower 500 m high into a pond of w...

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  6. A sound wave travels at a speed of 339 m s^-1. If its wavelength is 1....

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  7. What is reverberation? How can it be reduced?

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

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  9. Explain how bats use ultrasound to catch a prey.

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  10. How is ultrasound used for cleaning?

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

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  12. A sonar device on a submarine sends out a signal and receives an echo ...

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

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  14. Explain how the human ear works.

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  15. A body vibrates 10 times per second. The time period of the body is

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  17. The frequencies and velocities of two waves are equal. If wavelengths ...

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  18. The distance between two consecutive compressions (c ) or two consecut...

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  19. At the place of compession

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  20. At the place of rarefraction

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