The Nature of Sound
This is what sound travels through.
This is how fast the source of the is vibrating. (Sound)
What is the frequency?
This is a tightly stretched piece of skin at the end of the ear canal.
What is the eardrum?
This is a wave that needs a medium to travel.
What is a mechanical wave?
A system that uses reflected microwaves to detect objects and measure their distance and speed.
What is Radar?
This is a disturbance that travels through a medium.
What is sound?
This is how high or low the sound seems to a person.
What is the pitch?
This a two-centimeter tube located in your ear.
What is an ear canal?
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This is a distance between two corresponding parts of a wave.
What is a wavelength?
An image that shows regions of different temperatures in different colors.
What is a thermogram?
This carries energy through a medium without moving the particles of the medium along.
What is a sound wave?
This is the unit used for sound.
What is a decibel?
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This is the SECOND bone in the ear.
What is the anvil?
This is where the coils are close together.
What is a compression?
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This is the only wave you can see.
What is visible light?
This is how much matter or mass there is in a given amount of space or volume.
What is density?
This is the amount of decibels that can damage your ear.
What is 100 dB?
This is what keeps you balanced.
What is the semi-circular canal?
This is the maximum distance the medium vibrates from rest position.
What is amplitude?
This is a ray that causes skin cells to produce vitamin D.
This depends on the temperature, stiffness, and density.
What is the speed of sound?
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This is when the motion of the source causes waves to either get closer or spread out.
What is the Doppler Effect?
This is what connects the ear with the brain.
What is the auditory nerve?
This is the number of waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time.
What is frequency?
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This is what certain nuclear reactions and radioactive substances produce.
What is a gamma ray?