How Do Sound Waves Bounce

How are they created? Echoes are reflections. Sound bounces off a surface such as the canyon walls and returns so you hear it again. Just as a mirror reflects light, hard surfaces such as canyon walls reflect sound.

Why do sound waves bounce?

How are they created? Echoes are reflections. Sound bounces off a surface such as the canyon walls and returns so you hear it again. Just as a mirror reflects light, hard surfaces such as canyon walls reflect sound.

What is it called when sound waves bounce back?

An echo occurs when sound waves bounce back from a surface that they can’t pass through.

Chloe Bennett

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