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sound can bounce of materials and/or go through them. When sound bounces, it's called an echo, from the mythological character echo, who could only say the words that someone else said to her. Echoes happen pretty much with every sound, but they usually aren't noticeable unless you go somewhere like a cave or yell really loudly.

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what causes an echo is when you shout into a cave the sound waves bounce off of the hard surface and come back to you.

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Because sound travels in waves and when those waves reflect off of something like a house they come back to you and you hear them.

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A reflection of the wave in the opposite direction.

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state what is meant by echo?

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Is sound caused by an echo?

no, sound is caused by vibrations


What is the meaning of the word echo?

An echo is a sound caused by the reflection of sound waves.


What causes an echo?

Echos are caused by sound waves bouncing off walls or objects


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When is it echo considered as useful?

Echo is caused due to reflection of sound and it has major applications in SONAR, which is used by submarines or planes to detect other objects


What is meant by a trapped echo?

Trapped Echo refers to a song by the music group "Trapt." You can listen to this song online at the YouTube website. Alternatively, you can purchase this song from iTunes.


What cause echo on mobile phones?

Echo can be caused by Atmospheric, magnetic between 2 signal points, depending on location & distance of signal points & caller


What is caused when a sound is reflected from an object back into your ears?

The process, as well as the reflected sound, are both called "echo". "Noise" is caused.


Excessive love for oneself named after the greek lad who caused the death of echo?

Narcissus


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Why might Narcissus be so cruel to Echo in the story Echo and Narcissus?

Echo's chattering allowed Zeus to have a affair behind Hera's back, this caused Hera to curse Echo to repeat only the last words another person had spoken.