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SONAR. Name: F,L December 4, 2006 Period: ___. Essential Questions:. 1. What is SONAR? 2. How does SONAR work? 3. Why is SONAR used?. 1. What is SONAR?. The word "sonar" is an abbreviation for: SO und N avigation R anging. 2. How does SONAR work?.
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SONAR Name: F,L December 4, 2006 Period: ___
Essential Questions: 1. What is SONAR? 2. How does SONAR work? 3. Why is SONAR used?
The word "sonar" is an abbreviation for: • SOund • Navigation • Ranging
Sonar is simply making use of an echo • When an animal or machine makes a noise, it sends sound waves into the environment around it • Those waves bounce off nearby objects, and some of them reflect back to the object that made the noise. • Animals and specialized machines can use reflected waves to locate distant objects and sense their shape and movement.
1. It was developed as a means of tracking enemy submarines in WWII
3. Many animals use SONAR to ‘echolocate’ to travel or find food
Exit Ticket: Answer the 3 essential questions Only write the answer