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Hearing

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

How are sound waves like ripples in a pond?

a)

They are both types of electromagnetic radiation.

b)

They travel faster in water than they do in the air.

c)

They radiate outward from a central point.

d)

They have the same wavelengths.

2.

A supersonic aircraft travels faster than the speed of sound. What might be the top speed of such an aircraft?

a)

200 kilometers per hour

b)

500 kilometers per hour

c)

1000 kilometers per hour

d)

1500 kilometers per hour

3.

What is the function of the ridges on your outer ear?

a)

They prevent germs from entering your middle ear.

b)

They direct sound into your middle ear.

c)

They prevent loud noises from damaging your inner ear.

d)

They filter out very high and low-frequency sounds.

4.

How is your eardrum like a real drum?

a)

It produces sound.

b)

It vibrates.

c)

It is frequently struck by the bones in your middle ear.

d)

It is hollow.

5.

What is unique about the hammer, stirrup, and anvil?

a)

They are the smallest bones in your body

b)

They are the only bones in your body that move

c)

They are the only bones located in your head

d)

They are the only bones that cannot be broken

6.

If your inner ear lacked nerve fibers, what might happen?

a)

Sound would be unable to travel to your brain.

b)

Your eardrum would be unable to vibrate.

c)

Your hammer could not tap against your anvil.

d)

Sound waves could not enter your ear.

7.

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

a)

B, C, A

b)

A, B, C

c)

B, A, C

d)

A, C, B

8.

Deafness is to sign language as blindness is to:

a)

The inability to speak

b)

The Braille alphabet

c)

Eyeglasses

d)

A cane

9.

Which word best describes the auditory (ear) canal?

a)

Filled with water

b)

Hollow

c)

Lined with sensitive nerve fibers

d)

Vibrating

10.

Which of the following is a TRUE statement about cats?

a)

They can hear softer sounds than humans.

b)

Their ears are much larger than humans'.

c)

They can hear a wider range of sounds than humans.

d)

They communicate with one another with sounds that humans can't hear.