Vocabulary
Ear
Waves
Movement
Changes
100
This word is used to describe the changes in sound as the sound or the listener are moving.
What is the Doppler Effect
100
This is the first bone of the three bones in your ear.
What is the Hammer
100
The bottom of a wave is called the _____________
What is Trough
100
When something gets in the way of a wave it is called
What is interference
100
If we increase the volume we are increasing a waves
What is intenstiy
200
Animals like bats and dolphins use this to help navigate and find prey.
What is echolocation
200
This is the path that sound travels from the inner ear to the brain.
What is auditory nerve
200
How big a wave is called its _____________
What is Amplitude
200
When a wave is bounced off a surface it is called
What is reflection
200
A sound is simply a wave that we can hear. Waves are caused by
What is Vibrations
300
This is used by submarines and ships to navigate.
What is SONAR
300
This is the section of the ear that turns mechanical waves into digital signals.
What is Cochlea
300
How long it is between the same point on a wave to the same point on the next wave is its __________________
What is wavelength
300
When the wave is enters a medium at an angle and the medium bends the wave it is called
What is refraction
300
The highness or lowness of a sound is its
What is Pitch
400
This term describes how sound behaves in a room or area.
What is Acoustics
400
This is the last bone in the ear and connects to the oval window.
What is Stirrup
400
How often a wave passes a given point in 1 second is its
What is frequency
400
When a wave exits a small openin and spreads out it is called
What is diffraction
400
We measure sound in
What is Decibels
500
This is when we magnify sound
What is Amplification
500
This is the division between the outer ear and the middle ear.
What is the ear drum
500
We measure wave frequency in
What is Hertz
500
When a wave enters a solid the wave
What is speeds up.
500
This is the level of sound that is considered damaging to your hearing.
What is 85 dB
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