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Applications of reflection of sound sheet
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Explain any four applications of the reflection of sound.

How to lay out the answer. Follow the frame, then write it in your own words.

  1. 1 · Open. Sound reflects from hard surfaces; repeated reflection and echoes have many uses.
  2. 2 · Write four uses.
    • Stethoscope: the heartbeat is reflected many times along the tube to the ears.
    • Megaphone: the cone reflects sound forward in one direction.
    • Sound board: a concave board with the speaker at its focus spreads sound to the audience.
    • SONAR: the ultrasonic echo from the seabed gives the depth, d = vt/2.
  3. 3 · Draw, if asked. [Diagram: ship sending ultrasonic waves to the seabed and receiving the echo, with depth d marked]
  4. 4 · Real-life link. Fishing boats use fish finders, and hospitals use ultrasound scans.
  5. 5 · Close. Thus the reflection of sound helps in medicine, navigation and public speaking.

Scoring tip: For each use, write the device and one line on how reflection helps. Names alone get no marks.