Chapter 5 - Sound Flashcards
1
Q
What is a crest?
A
The highest point in a wave
2
Q
What is a trough?
A
The lowest point in a wave
3
Q
What is amplitude?
A
The height or depth of a wave
4
Q
What is wavelength?
A
The distance from the top of a wave to another
5
Q
What is the pinna?
A
Your ear cartilage
6
Q
What is an ear canal?
A
The inside of your ear
7
Q
What is the eardrum?
A
The layer of skin that vibrates when sound hits it
8
Q
What are the ossicles?
A
They are bones that vibrate when sound hits the eardrum and send them to your cochlea
9
Q
What is the cochlea?
A
A part of your ear the has hairs that convert sound to electronic signals
10
Q
What is the auditory nerve?
A
Where the electrical signals go to travel to the brain
