Echos, what are

they?
A presentation by Group 5
We will talk about:

- What are Echoes

- How do echoes happen

- What are the purpose of echoes in

our life
Echo - a sound or series of sounds caused by the
reflection of sound waves from a surface back to the
listener.
Sound can be reflected and absorbed. Echoes can be heard more clearly if
there is nothing to absorb the sound. Sound can reflect from anything,
but it gets reflected better if the surface is large and hard, like a wall.
Sound will also get reflected better if you have a large, open area. Like an
empty hallway, or a hill.

On the picture to the right, will

sound be reflected back to you?
Answer is no, because there are
many objects that can absorb the
sound, like the couch, curtains,
pillows, and carpets. Remove all
of these, and only then can you
hear an echo.
Our brain retains a sound for 0.1 seconds. This means that the sound
should take more than 0.1 seconds after starting from the source to get
reflected back to us.

For example, In the picture on the left you

can see that the speaker produced a sound
which bounced off the object, the sound
that reflects back at the speaker is the
echo. Some of the sound gets absorbed by
the object too.

To hear a distinct echo, the reflecting

surface should be at a minimum distance
of 17.2 m
What is the importance of echoes?

Echoes are here so that sound can be heard more

clearly, without echoes, we would be hearing our sound
over and over.
Echoes can also be used to determine distance, size, shape and
velocity. We also use it for Radar and Sonar, ECG, and echoes
are also used by offshore industries to survey the seabed.
Bats and dolphins use echolocation,
Echolocation is used for tracking and
communicating.
In conclusion, Echoes are caused by the
reflection of sound. Echoes are used by many
species including animals and humans. It can
be used for tracking, communicating, etc.

Without echoes, life would be hard. Many

animals (like bats) wont be able to survive.
The Medical purposes of echoes wouldn’t
be taken advantage of (ECG).
Thank you for listening!
Members:
Catanghal
Regilme
Valenzuela
Thank y Arriola
ou
for Liste Juntado
ning Salcedo
Reyes
- Senko