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WorksheetsBAND / MUSIC AWARENESS Test #1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 33mins
What is 'sound?'
Noise
Vibrations
Waves
All the above
Sound moves in...
Waves
Vibrations
A vacuum
None of the above
How fast does sound move in water? (Sorry, this is a little tricky and requires math!)
760 miles per second
100 kilometers per minute
10,640 miles per hour
550 miles per second
Loudness of sound results from...
Frequencies of vibrations
Overtones
Differences in pressure
Harmonics
The first part of the ear that sound waves strike is the...
Canal
Tympanic membrane
Cochlea
Pinna
After entering the auditory canal (inside your head), sound waves then strike the...
Malleus
Ear drum
Incus
Stirrup
What is the last part of the inner ear to receive sound and translate it into nerve signals for the brain?
Eardrum
Hammer (Malleus)
Anvil
Cochlea
The wondrous cochlea is filled with...
Fibers
Hair cells and fluid
Air
Bubbly liquid
Hair cells in the cochlea stimulate...
the auditory nerve to the brain.
the tympanic membrane.
the sinuses.
the cochlea.
N.I.H.L. results from...
Predisposed heredity (born with it).
Improper cleaning of the ears.
Damage to the cochlea hair cells.
Low sound pressure.
Sound pressure is measured in:
Decibels
Fathoms
Pounds
Hertz
The first action the inner ear does to protect itself against too loud sound is to:
Make extra wax in the canal.
Fill with fluid (mucous).
Buzz.
None of the above.
When sound is too loud, what happens to the cochlea?
It uncoils.
Stereocilia (hair cells) start to break.
Fluid leaks out.
Nothing detrimental.
When hair cells break in the cochlea due to either abrupt loud sound or continuous loud sound, what happens?
Permanent deafness starts.
Temporary deafness, then healing.
Your ears buzz.
Your ears bleed.
What combination of sounds will damage your hearing PERMANENTLY?
Soft and loud
High and loud
Low and loud
High and soft
