College Physics: A Strategic Approach (4th Edition)
College Physics: A Strategic Approach (4th Edition)
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780134609034
Author: Randall D. Knight (Professor Emeritus), Brian Jones, Stuart Field
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 15, Problem 85MSPP

Some bats have specially shaped noses that focus ultrasound echolocation pulses in the forward direction. Why is this useful?

A. Increasing intensity reduces the time delay for a reflected pulse.

B. The energy of the pulse is concentrated in a smaller area, so the intensity is larger; reflected pulses will have a larger intensity as well.

C. Increasing intensity allows the bat to use a lower frequency and still have the same spatial resolution.

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