What is infrasonic or subsonic sound?

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Sounds of frequency below 20Hz are called infrasonic sound or subsonic sound.

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Last Answer : (4) ultrasonic Explanation: Although bats use echolocation to detect their prey, and find their way around in the dark, the sounds which they emit are 'ultrasonic', which is another way of ... (audible) sound based on differences in physical properties, only the fact that humans cannot hear it.

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Last Answer : ultrasonic

Description : What is the difference between ultrasonic & subsonic sound ?

Last Answer : I think they're two completely different things.. Subsonic is any speed lower than the speed of sound (so you could say aircraft flight at airspeeds lower than the speed of sound in air ... frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing (Ultrasonic is an adjective referring to ultrasound).

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Last Answer : A. Ultrasonic

Description : Bats can sense obstacles because they produce – (1) supersonic sound waves (2) ultrasonic sound waves (3) infrasonic sound waves (4) micro sound waves

Last Answer : (2) ultrasonic sound waves Explanation: The reason that bats use ultrasound is because it has such a high frequency and it has a low diffraction or it bends less. They use this sound to do a ... come faster in a particular area than the rest of the sounds then they know that something is near.

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Last Answer : (2) ultrasonic sound waves Explanation: The reason that bats use ultrasound is because it has such a high frequency and it has a low diffraction or it bends less. They use this sound to do a ... come faster in a particular area than the rest of the sounds then they know that something is near.

Description : The term "infrasonic" applied to sound refers to sound waves below - (1) 200 Hz (2) 20000 Hz (3) 20 Hz (4) 0 Hz

Last Answer : (3) 20 Hz Explanation: The term "infrasonic" applied to sound refers to sound waves below the frequencies of audible sound, and nominally includes anything under 20Hz.

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Last Answer : (2) infrasonic Explanation: The term "infrasonic" applied to sound refers to sound waves below the frequencies of audible sound and nominally includes anything under 20 Hz.

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Last Answer : (C) Both (A) & (B)

Description : The velocity for subsonic flow in a pipeline (A) Increases in the downstream direction (B) Is constant (C) Decreases in the downstream direction (D) Is independent of the area of flow

Last Answer : (A) Increases in the downstream direction

Description : The owl can see most clearly in total darkness because – (1) it has squint eyes (2) it has large eyes with orbs directed forward, giving it binocular sight (3) it has light bulbs in its eyes provided by nature (4) it produces infrasonic sounds

Last Answer : (2) it has large eyes with orbs directed forward, giving it binocular sight Explanation: Because of their eyes, an owl can see much better in the dark than we can. Owls have very large eyes which ... are able to see their prey in a three-dimensional manner. However, an owl's eye cannot rotate.

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Description : A wavelength of 0.3 m is produced in air and it travels at a speed of 300 m/s. Then it will be an (1) Audible wave (2) Infrasonic wave (3) Ultrasonic wave (4) Microwave

Last Answer : (1) Audible wave

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Last Answer : c) ultrasonic waves

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Last Answer :  it has large eyes with orbs directed forward, giving it binocular sight