Sound Waves and Hearing

Area where air is pushed together by vibrations

• speed of sound
• compression
• pitch
• sound waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Measure of how high or low a sound is

• amplitude
• compression
• speed of sound
• pitch

High amplitude is quiet or loud?

• Quiet
• Loud

High frequency causes __________ pitch

• high
• low

Low frequency causes _____________ pitch.

• high
• low

A medium can be a .....

• solid
• liquid
• gas
• all of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Where is a place a person would hear no sound?

• in a cave
• in a forest
• in space
• in water

What is the amplitude and frequency of the following wave?

• loud and medium pitch
• soft and high pitch
• loud and low pitch
• loud and high pitch

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Where are the three smallest bones in your body found? 

• outer ear
• middle ear
• inner ear
• eye

Which part of the ear is responsible for capturing sound and moving it into your ear? 

• outer ear
• middle ear
• inner ear
• eardrum