7P2 SOUND

7P2.4 ECHOES AND ULTRASOUND

Learning objectives
• To be able to state what an echo and ultrasound is

• To be able to describe what ultrasound is and the uses of it.

• To be able to explain how ultrasound can be analysed.

Quick check

Write and
answer the
questions in your
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of the time.
Quick check - Answers

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Echo
• The reflection of sound
when it bounces off a
surface and returns to
the listener.

• Echoes are typically

heard in large, empty
spaces where sound can
travel to a surface and
reflect back without
much absorption.
Ultrasound
• sound waves with frequencies higher than the upper audible
limit of human hearing, meaning they are not audible to
humans.
• Ultrasound frequency is typically above 20,000 Hz.
Sound in Animal Kingdom - Echolocation
• Some animals
can hear
ultrasound
frequencies up
to 100 kHz.

• Some animals
determine the
location of
objects by using
sound waves that
reflected back
to the sender as
echoes.
Echolocation – Daniel Kish
Ultrasound and it’s uses - sonogram
• Ultrasound can be
analysed through a
process called
sonography

• High-frequency sound
waves are sent into the
body, and the echoes are
recorded to create an
image, known as a
sonogram.
Ultrasound and it’s uses - sonar
• Sonar stands for Sound
Navigation and Ranging, and
it's a way to use sound waves
to find and map things
underwater.

• Sonar sends sound pulses into

the water and records the
time it takes for the echoes
to return. This helps to
determine the location of
objects like fish, shipwrecks,
or the sea floor.
Task
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