Echolocation is a physical processes used by dolphins and other animals to navigate through their surroundings and search for prey. In using echolocation, suppose a dolphin emits a high-frequency ultrasonic wave whose frequency is 2.5 MHz (M = Mega = 1 million = 1x10 6). If the velocity of sound in seawater is 1500 m/s, what is the wavelength of this wave?
| a. |
0.375 mm |
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| b. |
0.60 mm |
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| c. |
3.75 m |
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| d. |
6.0 m |
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| e. |
1.7 km |
Echolocation is a physical processes used by dolphins and other animals to navigate through their surroundings...
Dolphins of the open ocean are classified as Type II Odontocetes (toothed whales). These animals use ultrasonic "clicks" with a frequency of about 55 kHz to navigate and find prey Suppose a dolphin sends out a series of clicks that are reflected back from the bottom of the ocean 90 m below. How much time elapses before the dolphin hears the echoes of the clicks