Now Hear This!
Vocabulary
Parts of the Ear
Parts of the Throat
Odds and Ends
100
This instrament is used to measure sound
What is a noise thermometer
100
This is created when we show how energy is transfered from one thing to another.
What is an energy chain
100
This snail shaped part of the ear is found just before the auditory nerve
What is the cochlea
100
This part of the throat is also called the voicebox
What is the larynx
100
In theory, loud music should be considered this, since it can damage our ears.
What is noise pollution.
200
This unit is used to measure sound
What is a decibel
200
This is any sound that occurs naturally without man's help
What is natural
200
This is the part of the ear that we can touch
What is the outer ear
200
This is the tube that brings air to your lungs
What is the trachea
200
True or False: All materials absorb sound
What is FALSE! Some materials sound bounces off of!
300
Sound thravels through all materials (the same or differently)
Differently! It travels faster through water than it does air!
300
The HIGHNESS or LOWNESS of a sound
What is pitch
300
This part of the ear is a long canal, which we do not put thing in!
What is the ear canal
300
This tube brings food to your stomach
What is the esophagus
300
The cochlea in your ear is full of this:
What is fluid
400
All sound is made up of these
What are vibrations
400
Sound that bounces off of something, such as a wall, and then comes back to you, is called this
What is an echo
400
This is the main nerve in the ear that passes messages onto the brain
What is the auditory nerve
400
Your vocal cords are a band of these
What is muscle
400
All sound is a form of this:
What is energy
500
The bigger the drum, the ________ the sound it will produce.
What is lower
500
The loudness or softness of a sound
What is volume
500
This part of the ear needs to vibrate in order for us to hear sounds
What is the ear drum
500
True or False: Your larynx helps you to swallow food.
What is FALSE!
500
Who judges whether or not a sound is noise pollution?
Whoever hears the noise!
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