Practice - Echo
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Practice Questions
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What is an echo?
💡 Hint: Think about the sound bouncing off a wall.
Why is a hard surface better for creating an echo?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when you speak to a wall versus a pillow.
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Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What is required for a sound to become an echo?
💡 Hint: Think of the difference between talking to a wall or a pillow.
True or False: Sound always travels faster than light.
💡 Hint: Consider how long it takes to hear thunder after a lightning flash.
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Challenge Problems
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A shout is made towards a cliff. The echo is heard after 4 seconds. Calculate the distance to the cliff.
💡 Hint: Consider the echo's trip there and back.
Explain how sound quality changes in an auditorium versus an empty room regarding echoes and reverberation.
💡 Hint: Think about how sound behaves in enclosed spaces.
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