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Sound Waves
Parts of the Ear
Music to my Ears!
More about Hearing and Sound
Odds and Ends
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Sound is made when things __________.
What is Vibrate.
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When sound travels down the ear canal it causes this to vibrate first.
What is the EAR DRUM.
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The different ways to make sounds using instruments

strike/hit          pluck        blow        electric

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Name 2 safety rules about taking care of our ears.

Avoid loud sounds, don't put anything into your ear canal, wear earplugs, get checkups regularly, see doctor if you have an ear ache, exercise,

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If you have a skinny elastic and a fat elastic, which one will make the higher pitch?
What is the skinny elastic.
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How high or low a sound is,

 is called its _______.

What is PITCH.

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The part of the ear that funnels the sound so it goes in.

What is the PINNA or OUTER EAR.

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When you listen to music, the vibrations travel through a narrow passage inside the ear, called the........

What is the ear canal

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Name 3 sounds that can damage our hearing.
What is -Plane taking off -Concerts -Construction machines...........
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Mrs. H made a guitar with a ruler, two elastic bands and a box. She wants to make the sound louder. She should a. use one elastic b. use a larger box c. pluck the elastics harder d. pluck the elastics more gently.

What is C. Pluck the elastics harder

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Sound can travel through...

What is the states of matter: SOLID, LIQUID or GAS

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What nerve carries a message about the sound to the brain?
What is the auditory nerve.
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What is the name for a two-pronged steel device used by musicians, which vibrates when struck to give a note of specific pitch.

What is a TUNING FORK.

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What animals use echolocation?

Dolphins, bats, shrews, some whales, oilbirds, switlets(type of bird)

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What unit do we measure sound with?
What is a DECIBEL.
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How loud or soft a sound is called...

What is Volume

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What three bones make up the inner ear?
What is the Hammer, Anvil and Stirrup.
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What instrument group do drums belong to?

Percussion

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Sound travel best through....

Solids

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If you take a glass, fill it up almost full with water, and tap it with a pencil, what kind of pitch will you get?

What is a LOW Pitch

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Sound waves which make irregular and sharp patterns happen from these sounds.

Sounds that are unpleasant:
For example - lawn mower, fire alarm, chainsaw,...

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What is the spiral/snail shaped part of your ear called?

What is the cochlea.

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Explain how a home made telephone out of cups and string works.

When you talk into the cup, the vibration travels to the string, it keeps traveling until it reaches the other cup, so that your partner can hear it. The cup funnels the sound from one cup to the other.
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What is located in the cochlea?

What is liquid and tiny hairs. Help with balance

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Auditory means ______.
What is sense of hearing.