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प्रश्न
What are fishing boats?
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उत्तर
These boats are provided with SONAR which stands for Sound Navigation and Ranging. The sound is the ultrasound which enables boatsmen to exactly pinpoint the location of fish in deep water. SONAR not only gives the distance but also the exact location of the prey.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Displacement distance graph of two sound waves A and B, travelling in a medium, are as shown in the diagram below.

Study the two sound waves and compare their:
1) Amplitudes
2) Wavelengths
What is the condition necessary for an echo to be heard distinctly?
What is a soundboard ? Explain the working of a soundboard with the help of a labelled diagram.
Explain how is the principle of echo used by
(a) The bat during its flight at night,
(b) The dolphin to locate small fish as its prey.
Define the term Frequency (as applied to sound waves)
Point out the waves from the given list, i.e., light, sound, radio waves, ultrasonic waves, and thermal radiation, the energy is propagated by mechanical waves.
Write the approximate value of the speed of sound in air.
Write the approximate value of the speed of sound in iron.
What do you understand by the ‘Echolocation system of Dolphins’?
When a sound is made from a distance of 18 m, in front of a tall building, it is found to get repeated again. Which phenomenon is associated with this observation? Give a brief explanation of this phenomenon?
