Sound!

a thin flap of skin that stretches tight like a drum and vibrates when sound hits it. These vibrations move the tiny bones of the middle ear, which send vibrations to the inner ear.

• Eardrum

• Inner Ear

• Outer Ear

• Vibration

Two sets of tissue in the throat that vibrate when air passes through; humans use them to produce language

• Eardrum

• Vocal Chords

• Vibration

• Flute

Located next to the middle ear in the bone of the skull; it controls your body’s hearing and balance

• Eardrum

• Outer Ear

• Inner Ear

• Vocal Chords

Made up of three parts; the part we see on the sides of our heads, the ear canal, and. the eardrum.

• Ear Drum

• Outer Ear

• Inner Ear

• Brain

vibrations that travel through the air and can be heard when they reach someone’s ear.

• Sound

• Vibration

• Air Column

• Ear

the quality of a sound created by the rate of vibrations producing it; highness or lowness of a tone.

• sound

• vibration

• air column

• pitch

High pitches have _______ vibrations

• Fast

• Slow

Low pitches have _______ vibrations

• Fast

• Slow

move or cause to move continuously and rapidly

• Vibration

• Pitch

• Sound

• Air Column

Air being pushed through an object to create sound.

• Vibration

• Sound

• Pitch

• Air Column