Ride That Wave!
Wavy Gravy
Wavvveeess
Can You Hear That?
Nice pair of ears!
A little bit of this and that
100
This is the name for the top of a wave.
Crest
100
Line D is pointing to a _________________.
Wavelength
100
This type of wave has crests and troughs.
Transverse
100
These are the 3 sections of the ear.
Outer ear, middle ear, and inner ear.
100
Which ear structure acts as a funnel to collect sound and direct it into the ear?
Ear canal
100
This term refers to how high or low a sound seems to a person.
Pitch
200
What is the lowest part of a wave called?
Trough
200
This picture is showing the wave's ____________.
Amplitude
200
This type of wave has rarefactions and compressions.
Longitudinal
200
Which ear structure makes the hammer vibrate?
The ear drum.
200
What are the two structures in the inner ear?
The cochlea and the auditory nerve.
200
This structure passes vibrations to the inner ear.
Double Jeopardy!
stirrup
300
This is the part of a longitudinal wave where the wavelengths are close together.
Double Jeopardy!
Compression.
300
This explains why a sound is a higher pitch in the front of an ambulance, and a lower pitch behind the ambulance.
Doppler Effect.
300
This arrow is pointing to the __________________.
position of rest or rest position
300
These are the two structures in the outer ear.
Ear canal and ear drum.
300
The cochlea sends a message to this nerve, which sends a signal to the brain.
What is the auditory nerve.
300
Which wave has a higher frequency: The top wave or the bottom?
Top
400
What are three types of mediums that a wave can travel through?
Solids, liquids, gases, or you can give a specific example of each state of matter.
400
True or false: A wave with a high pitch has a high frequency.
True
400
Which term describes how many waves pass a certain distance in one second?
Frequency
400
What is the smallest bone in your body?
Double Jeopardy!
Stirrup
400
Which ear structure has fluid and hair cells in it?
Cochlea
400
This is the name of the tightly stretched membrane that is at the end of the ear canal.
eardrum
500
This type of wave moves straight across.
Longitudinal wave.
500
This is the unit for frequency.
Hertz
500
Which three factors affect the speed of sound?
Temperature, density, and stiffness
500
What are the three little bones in your middle ear?
hammer, anvil, stirrup
500
A sound wave is this type of wave.
Longitudinal
500
Why do you see lightning before you hear thunder during a storm.
Light waves travel faster than sound waves.