A boat is using echo-sounding equipment to measure the depth of the water underneath it, as illustrated in the first diagram.
The equipment in the boat sends a short pulse of sound downwards and detects the echo after a time interval of 0.80s. i Describe how an echo is caused. ii The speed of sound in water is 1500 m/s. Calculate the distance travelled (in metres) by the sound in 0.80 s.
