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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
How are sound waves like ripples in a pond?
They are both types of electromagnetic radiation.
They travel faster in water than they do in the air.
They radiate outward from a central point.
They have the same wavelengths.
A supersonic aircraft travels faster than the speed of sound. What might be the top speed of such an aircraft?
200 kilometers per hour
500 kilometers per hour
1000 kilometers per hour
1500 kilometers per hour
What is the function of the ridges on your outer ear?
They prevent germs from entering your middle ear.
They direct sound into your middle ear.
They prevent loud noises from damaging your inner ear.
They filter out very high and low-frequency sounds.
How is your eardrum like a real drum?
It produces sound.
It vibrates.
It is frequently struck by the bones in your middle ear.
It is hollow.
What is unique about the hammer, stirrup, and anvil?
They are the smallest bones in your body
They are the only bones in your body that move
They are the only bones located in your head
They are the only bones that cannot be broken
If your inner ear lacked nerve fibers, what might happen?
Sound would be unable to travel to your brain.
Your eardrum would be unable to vibrate.
Your hammer could not tap against your anvil.
Sound waves could not enter your ear.
Place the following events in sequence: A) Your eardrum begins vibrating; B) Electrical impulses travel along nerve fibers; C) The hammer, anvil, and stirrup begin moving
B, C, A
A, B, C
B, A, C
A, C, B
Deafness is to sign language as blindness is to:
The inability to speak
The Braille alphabet
Eyeglasses
A cane
Which word best describes the auditory (ear) canal?
Filled with water
Hollow
Lined with sensitive nerve fibers
Vibrating
Which of the following is a TRUE statement about cats?
They can hear softer sounds than humans.
Their ears are much larger than humans'.
They can hear a wider range of sounds than humans.
They communicate with one another with sounds that humans can't hear.
