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Traveling in the same medium, they have the same speed - just different frequencies (and wavelengths).

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How fast are ultrasonic sound waves?

Ultrasonic sound waves travel at the same speed as lower frequency sound waves. The medium determines the speed at which a sound wave, which is mechanical energy, can travel. Sound waves travel faster in liquids than in a gas (like air), and travel faster still in solids. The speed at which a sound wave travels is generally independent of the frequency of that sound. Use the link below for more information.


Can ultrasonic wave pass through 1Cm thick iron plate?

No, ultrasonic waves will have difficulty passing through a 1cm thick iron plate due to the high density and thickness of the material. Iron is known to be a good reflector and attenuator of ultrasonic waves, making it an obstruction to their passage.


How is the depth of sea measured using ultrasonic waves?

It's done using exactly the same principle as radar:-- You know the speed of sound through the seawater.-- You send out a pulse of sound underwater ... a tremendously loud "BEEP". Also, at exactly the same instant, you start a clock.-- The sound travels down to the bottom and hits the sea floor. Some of the sound is absorbed, and some bounces off of the sea floor. The part that bounces off sprays away in all different directions. A small part of the sound energy goes back exactly the way it came ... back toward your equipment on the boat.-- Back on the boat, your clock is still running, and your sensitive equipment is listening for a weak echo of a beepto come up from the sea floor. When it hears the echo, the clock stops.-- Multiply the (speed of sound in the water) by the (length of time it took for the beep echo to return). The answer is the (distance the sound traveled on its round-trip) ... which is exactly double the depth of the water under the boat.Ultrasonic (inaudible) sound is used for two main reasons:1). Shorter wavelengths can resolve smaller details, giving a clearer picture of the topography on the sea floor. Same reason 'ultrasound' is used for medical imaging.2). Probing with loud audible sound signals would drive the people on the boat crazy. So they use sound that people can't hear. That way, only all the whales and other sea life within a thousand miles are upset and irritated and have their feeding and mating processes and social communication disrupted.


Is the speed of sound the same in air as it is in outer space?

There is no sound in space. Sound is a wave of energy passing through matter that we can hear, and in space, there is no matter for the sound to pass through, or at least the gasses that are there aren't close enough together.


How does frequency of the ultrasonic waves of the echo from the stationary object compare with frequency of the ultrasonic waves of the probe?

The frequency of the ultrasonic waves of the echo from a stationary object is the same as the frequency of the ultrasonic waves emitted by the probe. The echo frequency remains constant as it reflects off the stationary object back to the probe.

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How fast are ultrasonic sound waves?

Ultrasonic sound waves travel at the same speed as lower frequency sound waves. The medium determines the speed at which a sound wave, which is mechanical energy, can travel. Sound waves travel faster in liquids than in a gas (like air), and travel faster still in solids. The speed at which a sound wave travels is generally independent of the frequency of that sound. Use the link below for more information.


What is the value of velocity of ultrasonic sound in water?

It should be about the same as the speed of normal sound. The speed of sound varies a bit, depending on the frequency, but usually that is not much.


Do speed and them have the same vowel sound?

No. "Speed" and "theme" have the same sound (long E or EE). The words "sped" and "them" have the same sound (short E).


Is the speed of sound in a solid the same as the speed of sound in water?

No, the speed of sound is faster in solids.


Is the speed of sound in the air different or the same as the speed of sound in the water?

No, it is not.


What is the speed of sound that hurts humans?

The speed of all sounds is the same in the same medium.


Is the The speed of sound is the same the as speed of light yes or no?

No. Light travels much faster than sound.


Does speed of sound through air increase when it hits water?

No why would the speed of sound will stay the same


What was the speed of sound in 1947?

It was the same speed. It generally travel with 340ms-1 speed.


Is supersonic the same as the speed of sound?

Supersonic means "Faster than the speed of sound" so they are not the sme thing.


Can you hear the ultrasound waves that a bat uses for echolocation?

No, humans cannot hear the ultrasound waves that bats use for echolocation because they are at a frequency greater than what our ears can detect. Bats produce ultrasound waves at frequencies typically ranging from 20 to 200 kHz, well above the audible range for humans (20 Hz to 20 kHz).


Is listen the same as hearing?

In a sense, But listening is more having a conversation and paying attention to what the person's saying. Hearing is just sound audible to you.