REFLECTION OF Anannya Mukherjee

SOUND AND IT'S 7C 30

Physics: sound
APPLICATIONS
WHAT IS SOUND?

Sound is the form of energy the

produces a sensation of hearing in our
ears. Each source of sound is a
vibrating body.
REFLECTION OF SOUND
Reflections of sound
Just like the reflection of light, the reflection of sound is similar as it follows the laws of
reflections, where the angle of reflection is equal to the angle of incidence and the
reflected sound, the incident sound, and the normal sound belong in the same plane.
Sound bounces off the surface of the medium which can be a solid or a liquid. In order
to make the reflection of sound to occur, the surface can be of large size and can be
either rough or polished.
Laws of Reflection of Sound:
The angle of reflection is always equal to the angle of incidence .
The reflected sound, the incident sound, and the normal sound belong in the same
plane.
APPLICATIONS OF
REFLECTION OF SOUND
1. Echo:
The sound heard after reflections from a rigid surface such as a cliff or a wall are
called echo creating a persistence of sound even after the source of sound has
stopped vibrating. The echo is used by bats and dolphins to detect obstacles or to
navigate. The same principle is used in SONAR (Sound Navigation And Ranging
technique), used in oceanographic studies. SONAR is used for the detection and
location of unseen underwater objects, such as submerged submarine, sunken ships,
and ice-bergs. In SONAR, ultrasonic waves are sent in all directions from the ship
and the received signal is analyzed.
2. Hearing aid:
A hearing aid is a device used by people with difficulty in hearing. Here, the sound
waves are received by the hearing aid and are reflected in a narrower area leading to
the ear.
3. Megaphone:
Megaphones are horn-shaped tubes that prevent the spreading out of sound waves by
successive reflections, thus confining them to the air in the tube.

4. Sound board:
Sound boards are curved surfaces that are placed in such a way that the sound source is at
the focus. The sound waves are made to reflect equally throughout the hall or an
auditorium thus enhancing their quality.

5. Stethoscope:
This device is used to hear sounds generated from internal organs in the human body. A
stethoscope functions on the laws of sound reflection. The sound is received through the
chest piece and delivered to the earpieces via multiple reflections occurring through a
long tube. By listening to the sound with the help of stethoscope, doctors analyze the
situation of an organ.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to express my special thanks of gratitude to my teacher Debolina
ma’am as well as our principal who gave me the Golden opportunity to do
this wonderful project on the topic Reflection of sound and it's applications
which also helped me in doing a lot of research and I came to know about so
many new things . I am really thankful to them.

Secondly I would also like to thank my parents and my

friends who helped me a lot in finalizing this project within the limited time
frame.