Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9ScienceSound1 Mark
MCQ
Infrasound can be heard by:
A
Dog
B
Bat
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Rhinoceros
D
Human beings
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Answer
Correct option: C.
Rhinoceros
Rhinos have extremely good ears, picking up infra$-$sound far deeper than the range of human hearing.
Rhinos, can hear down to a frequency of four hertz, whereas even a human baby, with entirely undamaged ears, can normally only pick up sounds as low as $20$ hertz. Giraffes and elephants can also hear in this infra$-$sound range.
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