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Option 4 : All I, II and III are applications of ultrasonic sound waves

 CONCEPT

  • Sound waves are of three types:
  • Infrasonic waves: The sound waves of frequency between 0 Hz to 20 Hz are called infrasonic waves. Sound produced by thunders, volcano etc. Animals like elephants and whales can hear infrasonic sounds.
  • Audible waves: The sound waves of frequency between 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz are called infrasonic waves. Human ear can able to listen to these frequencies
  • Ultrasonic waves: The sound waves of frequency above 20,000 Hz are called infrasonic waves. Many animals like bats, cats, dogs, mice etc.

EXPLANATION

The various applications of ultrasonic sound waves are:

  • For cleaning clothes, aeroplanes and machinery parts of clocks 
  • For measurement of the depth of the sea 
  • In ultrasonography 
  • For removing lamp-shoot from the chimney of factories 
  • In sterilization of any liquid 
  • For sending signals

Human beings cannot detect these waves but certain creatures such as dog, cat, bat, and mosquito can detect these waves. 

⇒ Option 4 is correct.

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