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What happens when the sound waves released by a bat hit an object?
The sound waves are diffused.
The sound waves are reflected.
The sound waves are refracted.
The sound waves are absorbed.
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The sound waves are reflected.
Bats use echolocation: they emit sounds and listen for the echoes produced when those sound waves bounce off objects. (Some energy may also be absorbed or scattered, but the key effect enabling echolocation is reflection.)
Bats use echolocation: they emit sounds and listen for the echoes produced when those sound waves bounce off objects. (Some energy may also be absorbed or scattered, but the key effect enabling echolocation is reflection.)
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