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CHAPTER 6: ENERGY
Sound and Hearing
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Science
4th Grade
11/08/2010

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Term
vibrates
Definition
Sound is produced when an object _____.
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vibrate
Definition
_____-moves rapidly back and forth.
Term
Sound
Definition
_____ is a form of energy that is released when an object vibrates.
Term
weaker
Definition
Sound waves become _____ as they travel away from the source of the sound.
Term
cannot be heard it at all
Definition
Sound travels away from its source until it __________________.
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d.all three states of matter
Definition
Sound waves travel through:
a.solids
b.liquids
c.gases
d.all three states of matter
Term
slowly
faster
fastest
Definition
Sound waves travel rather _____ through gases, _____ through liquids, and _____through solids.
Term
cannot
Definition
Sound waves (can , cannot) travel through empty space.
Term
Robert Boyle
Definition
In 1660, the great English scientist _____________ proved that sound waves cannot travel through empty spaces.
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1,100 feet per second
Definition
Sound usually travels through air at the speed of about ___________.
Term
186,000 miles per second
Definition
Light travels at the speed of ____________.
Term
larynx
Definition
The _____is a boxlike chamber located in the air passage.
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vocal cords
Definition
Inside the larynx are two stretchy bands of tissue which are called the _______.
Term
1.outer ear
2.middle ear
3.inner ear
Definition
The ear is divided into three main parts: (name them)
Term
auricle
auditory canal
Definition
Name the two parts of the outer ear.
Term
eardrum
Definition
Seperating the outer ear from the middle ear is a thin membrane called the _____.
Term
hammer
anvil
stirrup
Definition
Name the three small bones that are joined together behind the eardrum.
Term
cochlea
Definition
Within the inner ear is the _____, a snail-shaped organ filled with liquid.
Term
cochlea
Definition
Inside the _____is the actual organ of hearing.
Term
auditory nerves
Definition
_______are the nerves that carry messages of sound to the brain.
Term
true
Definition
true or false - Not all mammals have auricles.
Term
mammals
Definition
_____are the only animals that have auricles.
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true
Definition
true or false - Moving the auricles in the direction of the sound helps the animal to hear sound more distinctly.
Term
high-frequency
Definition
When an object vibrates very rapidly, a large number of sound waves are produced each second. Such a sound is called a _____ sound.
Term
high pitch
Definition
High-frequency sounds have a _____.
Term
Pitch
Definition
_____is the highness or lowness of a sound.
Term
20 times per second
Definition
An object must vibrate _____for your ears to pick up the sound.
Term
Bats and dolphins
Definition
_____ and _____ hear sounds that have a frequency of 120,000 vibrations per second.
Term
false
Definition
true or false - Dogs and cats can hear sounds of higher frequencies than bats and dolphins can.
Term
absorb
Definition
Materials with soft, uneven surfaces tend to _____ sound waves.
Term
reflect
Definition
Materials with hard, smooth surfaces tend to _____sound waves.
Term
echo
Definition
When sound waves bounce back, they sometimes can be heard a second time. This reflected sound is called an _____.
Term
ultrasonic
Definition
Sounds that are of frequencies too high to be heard by the human ear, scientist call them _______ waves.
Term
true
Definition
true or false - Bats "see" with their ears.
Term
sonar
Definition
Naval vessels use an ultrasonic device called _____ to determine the depth of the water beneath the ship and to locate objects such as icebergs, schools of fish, or submarines.
Term
Thomas Edison
Definition
_____ _____ invented the phonograph in 1877 that made preserving sound possible.
Term
Alexander Graham Bell
Definition
__________ invented the telephone.
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