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Vocabulary
Our Ears
Miscellaneous 1
Miscellaneous 2
100
Sound is a form of _______________.
What is energy?
100
What is the first part of your ear that vibrates to help you hear sound?
the eardrum
100
When you blow into a tuba, what is vibrating to make the sound?
a column of air
100
What is another name for the larynx?
the voice box
200
What are sounds caused by?
Vibrations
200
If water gets trapped inside your ear and becomes infected, what is this called?
swimmer's ear
200
The smaller the rubber band, the _________ the pitch.
What is higher?
200
Double Jeopardy!!!! What is the difference between your trachea and your esophagus?
your trachea (windpipe) carries air into your lungs, and your esophagus carries the food you eat into your stomach
300
Double Jeopardy!!!! The highness or lowness of a sound is called _________.
What is pitch?
300
What happens if your eardrum is injured and has a hole in it?
it will not be able to vibrate as well, and it is more difficult to hear things.
300
Name one way you, as a person, make sound.
Answers will vary
300
The thicker the rubber band, the ___________ the pitch.
What is lower?
400
How loud or soft a sound is called the _____________.
What is volume?
400
Double Jeopardy!!!!! This is the hearing part of your inner ear.
What is the cochlea?
400
Name a sound that might cause noise pollution (think about what pollution is)
Any loud noise
400
When you speak, what is vibrating to create the sound?
the vocal cords
500
If you shorten the string on an instrument, the pitch becomes _____________________.
What is higher?
500
After sound is sent through your ears, what helps you decide if a sound is high or low, loud or soft, and where it is coming from?
your brain
500
The loudness or softness of a sound is measured in _____________.
What are decibels?
500
On a guitar, what is vibrating to create the sound?
the strings