wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Echolocation and Depth Perception Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sound is produced due to

a)

echolocation

b)

vibrations

c)

vocal chords

2.

Some animals use this to navigate and hunt

a)

frequency

b)

ecolocation

c)

vibration

3.

Sound needs a ____ to travel through

a)

frequency

b)

medium

c)

echolocation

d)

small

4.

How does an echo occur?

a)

sound travels faster than light

b)

sound bounces off solids

c)

sound is absorbed by solids

5.

What is echolocation?

a)

The way bats fly.

b)

The noise dolphins make underwater.

c)

High-frequency sounds that help animals locate things

d)

The food rabbits eat.

6.

Echolocation allows an animal to ...

a)

Climb trees faster

b)

Fly upside down

c)

See an "image" of a nearby object

d)

Find a friend

7.

In bats, what two body parts send out sounds?

a)

Nose

b)

Ears

c)

Toes

d)

Mouth

8.

Echolocation helps animals do what 2 things ...

a)

Locate food

b)

Sleep better

c)

Navigate

d)

Avoid predators

9.

Dolphins use echolocation to replace what sense?

a)

Sight

b)

Hearing

c)

Taste

d)

Smell

10.

What is a dolphin's melon?

a)

A sensitive part of their tail

b)

A special bulb on the tip of their nose

c)

A fat-filled area on the front of their head

d)

A special membrane on their belly

11.

Which humans might have some echolocation skills?

a)

Hearing impaired people

b)

People with don't know how to drive cars

c)

People who are blind

d)

People who can't bake cupcakes

12.

Which type of animals use echolocation?

a)

Reptiles

b)

Birds

c)

Mammals

d)

Amphibians

13.

In echolocation, the animal uses echoes of sounds it produces to collect information about its surroundings.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What is echolocation?

a)

Smelling your surroundings

b)

seeing your surroundings

c)

hearing your surroundings

d)

tasting your surroundings

15.
Clues about distance based on the image of one eye.
a)
binocular depth cues
b)
monocular depth cues
c)
subliminal stimulation
16.
Clues about distance requiring two eyes.
a)
monocular depth cues
b)
place theory
c)
binocular depth cues
17.

Birds have ________ bones.

a)

long

b)

strong

c)

hollow

d)

flat

18.

Woodpecker : Wood :: Kingfisher : _____________

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

A student placed a pencil in a cup of water. The pencil appears broken because light

a)

always travels in a straight line.

b)

bends when it passes through water.

c)

makes the water in the glass evaporate.

d)

reflects the pencil on the water's surface.

20.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction