sound waves travel along this "tube" to the ear drum
What is the ear canal?
200
the medium through which sound travels the slowest
What is gas?
200
What type of instruments are drums and xylophones?
percussion
300
what makes a sound seem high or low
What is pitch?
300
a sound wave is this type of wave
What is longitudinal wave?
300
the snail shaped organ that is filled with liquid
What is the cochlea?
300
What happens to sound waves as they move away from the source?
They spread out
300
What type of instrument are recorders, flutes, and clarinets?
woodwind
400
the amount of energy in a sound wave
What is loudness?
400
the distance between wave points
What is wavelength?
400
on this part of the ear the vibrations are changed into electric signals and sent to the brain
What is the auditory nerve?
400
Describe the frequency of a low pitched sound.
A low pitched sound has a low frequency.
400
Whoever picked this space can get 1 Barbour Buck and give their opponent the 400 points or they can keep the 400 points and give their opponent the 1 Barbour Buck.
What is Everybody Wins!!!
500
the number of waves that pass a certain point
What is frequency?
500
an empty place that contains no matter
What is a vacuum?
500
when the ear drum starts to vibrate, it in turn moves these 3 bones in the ear (need a hint: ask the teacher)
What is hammer, anvil, and stirrup? (should be in order)
500
What part of the ear is responsible for balance?
semicircular canals
500
How do the strings on stringed instruments affect pitch?
the longer and thicker the string, the lower the pitch
the thinner and shorter the strings, the higher the pitch