Sound & Hearing

What is the part of your ear you can see called?

• ear drum

• stirrup

• cochlea

• pinna

What part of your body sends messages from your ears to your brain?

• optic nerve
• auditory nerve
• ear canal
• semi-circular canals

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Can sounds travel through liquids?

• Yes
• No

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Are volume and pitch the same thing?

• yes

• no

Sound is caused by ______________.

• light

• vibrations

• the sun

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Area where air is pushed together by vibrations

• speed of sound
• compression
• pitch
• sound waves

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Measure of how high or low a sound is

• amplitude
• compression
• speed of sound
• pitch

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

High amplitude is quiet or loud?

• Quiet
• Loud

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

High frequency causes __________ pitch

• high
• low

If wave length decreases, then frequency ______________.

• decreases
• increases
• stays the same

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1