Give an example of reflection of sound. What is full form of SONAR ?

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Sound when it hits the surface of an object and gets reflected is called reflection of sound.
When a person stands in a large room and shouts loudly two distinct sounds will be hear.
First one is the voice of the person and the next one is echo which got reflected from the walls of the room.

SONAR (Sound Navigation and Radiation) is an instrument used by ship to measure the depth and find objects under the sea.

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A SONAR system fixed in a submarine operates at a frequency 40.0 kHz. An enemy submarine moves towards the SONAR with a speed of 360 km h^–1. What is the frequency of sound reflected by the submarine? Take the speed of sound in water to be 1450 m s^–1.

SONAR employs reflection of sound.

Give full form of SONAR. Also give two applications of SONAR.

SONAR is a technique that uses the reflection of sound to find the distance between objects.

Q. What is full form of SONAR?

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