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Sonar quiz

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was sonar invented

a)

1917

b)

1932

c)

1913

d)

1927

2.

What is sonar used for

a)

To detect fish and any other living things

b)

To detect the distance and direction of under water objects

c)

To catch fish and other Living things

d)

To detect distance of objects underwater

3.

Why doesn’t sonar work in the air

a)

Air is less dense than water

b)

Air is more dense than water

c)

Air does not carry sound waves as fast as water

d)

A and C

4.

What measures the time difference between the sound and its echo

a)

Hearing aid

b)

Sonar device

c)

Solar plant

d)

Satellite

5.

When a sounds hits a surface it

a)

Reflected

b)

Echoed

c)

Lost

d)

Stuck

6.

What does sonar not measure

a)

Distance

b)

Pressure

c)

Direction

d)

Speed

7.

Sonar evaluation

a)

Radar

b)

Microbiology

c)

Music

d)

Fishing

8.

Some radar uses

a)

Vaccine

b)

Cave exploration

c)

Photographs

d)

Astronomy

9.

What animals use sonar

a)

Dolphins

b)

Sharks

c)

Bats

d)

Salmon

10.

What are the key elements in sonar

a)

Send echo

b)

Retriever

c)

Sound source

d)

TelePathic

11.

What is the formula for sonar

a)

P=2(I+w)

b)

time it took to make travel back/2 x the speed of the waves

c)

There isn’t one

d)

Y=mx+b