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Sound and the Ear

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
If you want to change the pitch of a sound, you have to change the ___
a)
frequency
b)
amplitude
c)
speed
d)
volume
2.
This is the unit used to measure the volume of a sound. 
a)
Decibel
b)
Medium
c)
Vibration
d)
Oscilloscope
3.
This is what you get when sound waves are reflected, or bounce back, off of a hard surface.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Pitch
c)
Volume
d)
Echo
4.
True or False: Can sound travel through a vacuum (space).
a)
True
b)
False
5.
True or False: Sound travels better through solids than through liquids
a)
True 
b)
False
6.
_____ is a method of locating things underwater using echolocation.
a)
trees
b)
solar
c)
sonar
d)
turpentine
7.
Bats use ________ TO LOCATE MOSQUITOES IN THE AIR.
a)
solar
b)
ecology
c)
echolocation
d)
evolution
8.
How does a sound wave interact with a human ear?
a)
vibrates the ear drum
b)
bounces off the ear canal
c)
rotates the ear drum
d)
vibrates the ear canal
9.

What parts are #8?

a)

Semicircular Canals

b)

Auditory Nerves

c)

Ear Bones

d)

Ossicles

10.

What part is #7?

a)

Semicircular Canals

b)

Eustachian Tube

c)

Cochlea

d)

Oval Window

11.

What part is #3?

a)

Pinna

b)

Ear Canal

c)

Ear Drum

d)

Oval Window

12.

What part is #2?

a)

Pinna

b)

Ear Canal

c)

Ear Drum

d)

Oval Window

13.

What part is #1?

a)

Pinna

b)

Ear Canal

c)

Ear Drum

d)

Oval Window

14.
__________ is the loudness or softness of a sound. 
(Hint: Think about our sound song.)
a)
Echo
b)
Volume
c)
Pitch
d)
Vibration
15.
__________ means to move back and forth quickly.
a)
Pitch
b)
Amplitude
c)
Vibration
d)
Echo
16.
______________ is the amount of energy in a sound wave.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Echo
c)
Volume
d)
Vibration
17.

Your inner ear allows you to hear and controls your _____________?

a)

Movements

b)

Balance

c)

Smell

d)

Temperature