sound
The type of wave that sound is
what is a longitudinal wave
Increasing the amplitude
How do you make the sound louder?
1 of 3 bones in the ear beginning with h
what is the hammer?
Spiral shaped bone structure in the inner ear.
What is the cochlea?
The cause of sound
What is vibrations
Decrease the amplitude
How do you make the sound quieter?
1 of 3 bones in the ear beginning with a
what is anvil?
Carries messages from the ear to the brain
What is the autidory nerve?
The height of the wave
What is the amplitude
Decrease the frequency
How do you decrease the pitch?
1 of 3 bones in the ear beginning with s
what is stirrup?
connects the middle ear to the sinus tubes.
What is the Eustachian tube?
The distance between the peaks of 2 waves
what is the wavelength
Increase the frequency
How do you increase the pitch?
343m/s
What is the speed of sound?
Fleshy structure that funnels sound into the head.
What is outer ear?
How often a wave passes through a point in 1 second
what is the frequency?
The area in the wave where the particles are squished together
What is the area of compression?
The area in the wave where the particles are spread out.
What is the area of rarefaction?
Membrane stretched across the ear canal
What is ear drum?