Wave Patterns and Information Transfer

a repetition of a specific sound produced by reflection of sound waves from a surface

• Binary Code

• Echo

• Biomimicry

• Coding

• Echolocation

a system of representing a letter, digit, or other character using 0's and 1's

• Binary Code

• Echo

• Biomimicry

• Coding

• Echolocation

the process of writing a computer program in a language that can be used by a computer

• Binary Code

• Echo

• Biomimicry

• Coding

• Echolocation

using nature as a model for human inventions

• Binary Code

• Echo

• Biomimicry

• Coding

• Echolocation

the process of finding an object by using reflected sound

• Binary Code

• Echo

• Biomimicry

• Coding

• Echolocation

Why do whales, bats, and dolphins use echolocation?

• To scare away predators

• To orient themselves and find food

• To attract mates

• To tell other animals of their species where they are

An echo is heard when sound waves are _____.

• Changed by the Doppler effect

• Absorbed by a material

• Moving through empty space

• Reflected from a surface

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A method of communication that uses short and long signals to represent letters is called ________.

• Echolocation

• Binary Code

• Morse Code

• Computer Programming

A submarine using echolocation to find objects underwater in a similar way to a dolphin is an example of ____________.

• Biomimicry

• Camouflage

• Symbiosis

• Bioluminescence