Echolocation

Echolocation

9th - 12th Grade

8 Qs

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Echolocation

Echolocation

Assessment

Passage

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

NGSS
MS-LS1-8, MS-LS4-2, MS-LS4-4

Standards-aligned

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What unique ability allows dolphins to navigate and hunt in the dark depths of the ocean?

Echolocation

Bioluminescence

Night vision

Thermal detection

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following animals also shares the ability of echolocation with dolphins?

Elephants

Bats

Lions

Giraffes

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do dolphins emit ultrasonic clicks?

By snapping their tails

By clapping their fins

By whistling through their blowholes

By pushing air between the nasal passages

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What organ in dolphins concentrates and amplifies sound pulses for echolocation?

Bladder

Melon

Lung

Liver

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can dolphins determine the shape, size, speed, and direction of objects around them?

By sensing vibrations in the water

Through the interpretation of echoes

Through their sense of smell

By using their eyesight

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was one of the first people to study dolphin echolocation in depth?

Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Albert Einstein

Charles Darwin

Isaac Newton

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the probable reason for the evolution of echolocation in dolphins?

To attract mates

To perform tricks

To communicate with other species

To survive in the sea's harsh environments

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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