The basic principle of radar is illustrated by what happens when one shouts in a e . The echoof the shouting ( ) the walls helps a person determine the size of i cave With radar , however , the waves are radio waves instead of ( )waves . dio waves travel ( ) the speed of light , about 300 , 000 ki lometers in a second . A lar set IA a short burst f radio waves . Then it receives the echoes ( )when waves bounce ( Silt ) off ob iects By determining the time it ( )for the echoes to imi to the radar set , a trained technician ( )determine the distance between the lar set and other ob jects . The word " radar " , ( )gets its name from the term dio detection and ranging . " " Rang ing is the term for detection of the ( )between ob ject and the radar set Besides being of critical importance to pilot , radar is ( ) for air traffic contr track ing ships at sea , and for tracking weather systens and storms