Echo Sounding (OCR GCSE Physics A (Gateway Science Suite)): Quizzes
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What is echo sounding used to measure?
What is echo sounding used to measure?
Water depth
What type of waves does echo sounding use?
What type of waves does echo sounding use?
Ultrasound waves
What are ultrasound waves?
What are ultrasound waves?
High-frequency sound waves
Who uses echo sounding?
Who uses echo sounding?
Boats and submarines
What do ultrasound waves reflect off in echo sounding?
What do ultrasound waves reflect off in echo sounding?
Sea bed and underwater objects
What does the time taken for waves to return tell us?
What does the time taken for waves to return tell us?
Distance to the sea bed
What can echo sounding locate?
What can echo sounding locate?
Objects underwater