Parts of the Ear
Sound
Instruments
How Do We Hear?
100
What is the name of the part of the ear that you can see?
What is the outer ear (pinna)
100
How does sound travel?
What is in waves
100
The thinnest string on the guitar will produce the highest/lowest pitch.
What is the highest
100
The _____ directs the waves into the ear canal.
What is the pinna
200
What are the three areas of the ear called?
What is outer ear, middle ear and inner ear
200
In the "Silly Salt" experiment, sound was producing _________ which made the salt dance.
What is vibrations
200
An instrument that uses strings to produce sound are classified as a _______ _______
What is string instrument
200
Energy from the _______ _______ make the eardrum beat like a drum.
What is sound waves
300
This part of the ear vibrates like a drum when sound hits it. It can be found in the middle ear.
What is the eardrum
300
These three factors help determine whether or not a sound is safe for your ears.
What is volume, distance and duration (length of time that you are exposed to the sound)
300
What are the three categories of instruments?
What is String Instruments, Wind Instruments and Percussion Instruments.
300
The ________ pass through the three bones of the middle ear.
What is vibrations
400
Name the three tiny bones located in the middle ear.
What is the hammer, anvil and stirrup bones
400
A construction worker may use these to protect his ears.
What is protective ear phones
400
This family of instruments is played by being hit, banged or shaken
What is Percussion Instruments
400
The nerves in the _________ carry the sound signals to a certain part of the brain.
What is the cochlea
500
The part of the ear located in the inner ear that looks like a coiled tube.
What is the cochlea.
500
On the "Safety Hearing Chart", what are the three ranges of hearing?
What is Safety Range, Hearing Damage Risk Range and Danger
500
A tuba is classified as a ______ _________
What is wind instrument
500
The brain compares the sound with memories of _______ ______.
What is similar sounds
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