Ch.6 Study Guide

Question 1

Sound travels through the action of vibration of air molecules that are caused by

Answer 1

sound sources

Question 2

Transduction is the conversion of one form of _________ to another, such as from light to neuronal activity

Answer 2

energy

Question 3

Amplitude is also called ___________, usually measured as sound pressure in dynes per square centimeter

Answer 3

intensity

Question 4

Our perception of amplitude is termed _______________

Answer 4

loudness

Question 5

Frequency is the number of _________ per second, measured in hertz(Hz).

Answer 5

cycles

Question 6

Our perception of frequency is termed ___________

Answer 6

pitch

Question 7

Harmonic is a multiple of a particular ______________ called the fundamental

Answer 7

frequency

Question 8

Timbre- the characteristic ___________ quality of a musical instrument, as determined by the relative intensities of its various harmonics

Answer 8

sound

Question 9

Each hair cell features a sloping brush of minuscule ________ called Stereocilia

Answer 9

hairs

Question 10

Olfactory bulb- structure located in the _____________ of vertebrates that receives neural input about odors detected by cells in the nasal cavity.

Answer 10

forebrain

Question 11

Glomeruli