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Sonar

Published on Nov 28, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

SONAR

BY: ISABEL LLANOS

What is a Sonar?

  •  reflected sound waves

How Does a sonar work?

  •  sound waves bounce off objects nearby 

2 CATEGORIES OF SONARS

  • Passive
  • Active

How are sonars applied?

  • military: locating submarines
  • fish finding
  • depth sounding
  • mapping
  • divers

Applications

  • technology
  • scans & computers

Benefits

  •  scientific research
  • military
  • locate objects & areas

LImitations

  • military use
  • affected whales
Photo by Kash_if

social FActor

  • Military use
Photo by JD Hancock

Environmental FActor

  • whales & dolphins  stranded
Photo by Anita363

Wave theory

  • mechanical waves & longitudinal 
Photo by Rob Swatski