Parts of the Ear
Sound Waves
Sound Vocabulary
Sound Facts!
100

What vibrates inside your ear when sound reaches it? 

The Ear Drum 

100

The pitch of sound is either high or ______.

Low 

100

What is the noise called that is created by vibrations? 

Sound 

100

What type of matter does sound travel through?

Solids, Liquids, Gases 

200

What causes the eardrum to vibrate?

Sound waves 

200

This word tells you how high or low a sound is. 

Pitch 

200

What word describes how loud or quiet a sound is? 

Volume 

200

What part of a guitar vibrates to make the sound?

Strings 

300

What are the three major parts of the ear? 

Outer Ear, Middle Ear, and Inner Ear 

300

Short sound waves make a _________ pitch. 

High 

300

Sound is created by this back and forth movement. 

vibration 

300

What is the yellow sticky stuff in your ear that prevents sound waves from reaching your ear drum? 

Ear Wax 

400

Sound waves enter the ______ ear. 

The outer ear 

400

Long sound waves make a ______ pitch. 

Low 

400

These vibrate in our throat when we speak. 

Vocal Chords 

400

Sound is made when things ___________. 

Vibrate 

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