Echolocation

What is echolocation?

• The way bats fly.

• The noise dolphins make underwater.

• High-frequency sounds

• The food rabbits eat.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What type of energy does a sound wave have?

• Mechanical

• Radiant

• Electrical

• Sound

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Dolphins use echolocation to replace what sense?

• Sight

• Hearing

• Taste

• Smell

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Sound is produced by something...

• echolocation

• vibrates

• vocal chords

The number of sound wave peaks that pass a given point per unit time is referred to as:

• Fortitude

• Frequency

• Treble

• Amplitude

The frequency of sound is measured in what units?

• Pascals

• Joules

• PPM

• Hertz

Sound is caused by? 

• force
• vibrations
• instruments

Sound moves in a _________.

• Transverse wave
• Longitudinal wave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What type of ultrasound technology is being used in the picture?

• echolocation
• sonar
• ultrasound imaging
• diffraction

What information is needed to calculate the distance to the submarine?

• the amount of time it takes the sound waves to return
• the loudness of the returning waves
• the pitch of the returning waves
• the wavelength of the returning waves