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Longitudinal waves are like _______________, where as transverse waves are like ___________,
a) slinky; rope
b) rope; slinky
c) ocean waves; slinky
d) slinky; ocean waves
Sound waves are longitudinal waves that can travel only through matter
a) true
b) false
c)
d)
CLICK TRUE OR FALSE. Sound waves are longitudinal waves and can travel through solid, liquid, and gas.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
c)
d)
Transverse waves have crests and troughs. Longitudinal waves have
a) dopplers and diffractions.
b) reflections and echoes.
c) anvils and stirrups.
d) compressions and rarefaction.
Energy that travels as waves through the air or water and vibrates the eardrum upon contact
a) Sound Energy
b) Light Energy
c) Radiant Energy
d) Visible Spectrum
Benjamin is studying sound in science class. He learns that sound waves are caused by back- and-forth motions called vibrations. Which of the following explains why a sound is classified as high pitched?”
a) Sound waves vibrate quickly.
b) Sound waves vibrate slowly.
c) Sound is very loud.
d) Sound is very soft.
When you listen to music on your cellphone which of the following is the medium that is transmitting the sound energy from your phone to your eardrum?
a) cellphone
b) air particles
c) electrical wires
d) Speaker
What part of the ear vibrates the eardrum when sound reaches it?
a) outer ear
b) middle ear
c) inner ear
d) ear canal
A middle ear part that sits next to the eardrum and VIBRATES
a) ear canal
b) semi circular canals
c) hammer
d) pinna
What tube allows air into and out of the middle ear to balance the air pressure on the eardrum?
a) Eustachian tube
b) Tympanic tube
c) Semicircular canal
d) Organ of Corti
This part of your ear catches the sound waves and funnels them inward to your eardrum
a) eardrum
b) outer ear
c) cochlea
d) anvil
Which cells inside the cochlea send a signal to the brain?
a) rods
b) cones
c) hair cells
d) auditory cells
What is the scientific name for the eardrum?
a) Tympanic membrane
b) Oval membrane
c) External acoustic meatus
d) Ossicle
Sounds create_______that beat against the eardrum
a) Motions
b) Vibrations
c) Annoyances
d) electromagnetic signals
What structure passes sound vibrations to the cochlea?
a) auditory nerve
b) eardrum
c) ear canal
d) stirrup
The cochlea
a) passes on a vibration
b) converts an electrical signal into a vibration
c) converts a vibration into an electrical signal
d) causes a vibration
The cochlea is found in the?
a) inner ear
b) middle ear
c) outer ear
d) brain
What is the study of the ear and hearing?
a) Speech-Language Pathology
b) Speech-Language Pathologist
c) Audiologist
d) Audiology
Which word means RELATED TO THE SENSE OF HEARING?
a) photocell
b) pictograph
c) prehistory
d) auditory
Longitudinal waves have
a) compressions and rarefractions
b) crests and troughs
c) crests and rarefractions
d) troughs and compressions
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