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How is an echo heard?

Updated: 4/27/2024
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13y ago

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The sound waves travel till a solid vertical obstacle, hit it and bounce back, travelling towards you. When they reach you, you can hear the sound you made, but it's several seconds off, the delay depending on the distance the sound had to cover.

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An echo is heard when sound waves bounce off a surface and return to the listener's ear with a slight delay. This delay is due to the time it takes for the sound waves to travel to the surface and back. The distance between the listener and the surface, as well as the acoustics of the surrounding environment, can affect the clarity and intensity of the echo.

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