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Does sound need to be reflected when it bounces off a shiny surface?
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∙ 7y ago
"Bounce off" means the same as "reflect" in this context.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 7y agoReflection and bouncing off mean the same thing!
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How could soundwaves be focused by using reflection?
Not all sound that hits matter is absorbed. Some of it is reflected. That means sound bounces off the solid matter the way a tennis ball bounces off a wall. Sound reflected back to its source is an echo.
What is the result of a reflected sound wave?
The result of a reflected sound wave is obviously an echo.
Is when a sound wave bounces off an object and returns in the direction from which it came?
that isnt a question...? Perhaps the question was to be something like: "What is happening when a sound wave bounces off an object and returns in the direction from which it came?" Answer: The sound is echoing.
What name is given to the reflected sound waves in a cave or an empty hall?
what is the name given to the reflected sound waves in a cave or an empty hall
How is echo useful?
EchoesEchoes are usually used to measure distances for example a "Bat" creates a high velocity sound wave that hits its pray "The Moth" and it comes back with an echo of where abouts it is.Also something called an "Cardioechogram" also, known as a "Cardiogram" is used to measure the heart bps.So Echoes Are An Useful Measuring Device.
What does it mean when sound is reflected?
It bounces back; echoes.
What is it called When a wave bounces of an object?
This is called reflection of sound. It's like a sound wave bouncing on a trampoline.
What happens when sound hits a surface?
It bounces back.
What is it called when a sound wave bounces off a surface?
Reflection
How could soundwaves be focused by using reflection?
Not all sound that hits matter is absorbed. Some of it is reflected. That means sound bounces off the solid matter the way a tennis ball bounces off a wall. Sound reflected back to its source is an echo.
What type of surface bounces back all of the sound waves?
foreskin
Why are orchestral shells shaped like a dome?
Because of acoustics-- when a sound hits a flat surface, it bounces off. If that surface is curved one direction, sound will travel that direction. If sound resonates to a dome surface bent outward to the audience, naturally the sound will move the direction that the dome is facing when the sound bounces off of the surface. <3 Luv Clo
How does sound produce an echo?
to produce an echo, the sound wave bounces off a surface and then comes back
When a sound wave bounces off a hard surface it can have 2 names?
reflection
If a person in front of a smooth surface from which a sound is reflected the person would hear a sound that?
If a person is in front of a smooth surface from which a sound is reflected, the person would hear a sound that ====================================================== Allow me to add(: SEEMS TO COME FROM BEHIND THE SURFACE:>
An echo occurs when sound what?
is reflected from a distant surface reflects
How does an echo happen?
Sound waves get reflected off a surface.
