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Sound Waves
Traveling Waves
100
a measure of how high or low a sound is
What is pitch?
100
a quick back and forth motion
What is a vibration?
100
This part of your ear vibrates when vibrations reach your ear.
What is the eardrum?
100

Sound waves are these kinds of waves.

What are longitutional waves?

100
This happens when sound waves bounce back and you hear the sound again.
What is an echo?
200
the distance between a point on one wave and the identical point on the next wave
What is wavelength?
200
a measure of the number of waves that pass in a second
What is frequency?
200

Vibrations travel through this until they reach your middle ear.

What is ear canal?

200
Sound waves can travel through solids, liquids, and this other type of matter.
What is gas?
200
There are 3 things that sound can do: reflect, absorb, or transmit. This is what happens when sound waves are stopped by carpet or curtains.
What is absorption?
300
the bouncing of light, sound, or heat off an object
What is reflection?
300
a measure of the amount of energy in a wave
What is amplitude?
300
Signals travel along a nerve to this body part that recognizes electrical signals.
What is the brain?
300

The decibel measures what?

What is loudness or volume?

300
This happens when sound waves are bounced off the surface?
What is reflection?
400

a measure of how loud or soft a sound is

What is loudness/volume?

400
the passing of light or sound waves through a material
What is transmission?
400
Your eardrum transmits sound waves to these 3 small parts in your ear.
What is the hammer, anvil, and stirrup?
400
Sound waves move this way.
What is side to side?
400

What is the opening on the outer ear called?

What is pinna?

500
the taking in of light or sound energy by an object
What is absorption?
500
a unit used to measure the intensity of most sounds
What is a decibel?
500
This is the last part of the ear that sound waves reach. This is where the signal that goes to the brain is.
What is the cochlea?
500

Hearing loss happens if this is damaged

What is an ear drum?

500

What is the name of Ms. Clark's dog?

What is Finnegan?

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