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Chapter 2: Sound
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What are the three tiny bones in your ear?
hammer, anvil, stirrup
hammer, wrench, screwdriver
hamster, ant hill, syrup
cochlea, ear canal, eardrum
2
True/False: Some instruments fit into more than one of the three groups of instruments.
False
True
3
RANDOM: What is a group of monkeys called?
Crew
Gaggle
Squad
Troop
4
RANDOM: How many holes are in a standard round of golf?
18
23
15
20
5
What do doctors use to make sonograms?
Ultrasound
Acousitcs
Sonar
Infrasound
6
What is located at the end of the ear canal, vibrates, and is attached to the hammer?
Eardrum
Ear Lobe
Cochlea
Stirrup
7
What group of musical instruments does a bass guitar belong to?
String
Wind
Percussion
None of these
8
What group of musical instruments does an alto saxophone belong to?
String
Wind
All of the above
Percussion
9
What term describes the lowest natural frequency of the source of a sound?
fundamental tone
pitch
overtone
standing wave
10
What section of the ear is the cochlea?
Outer Ear
Inner Ear
Middle Ear
Upper Ear
11
Which of these is not one of the main groups of instruments?
Brass
Wind
String
Percussion
12
The changing pitch of a car horn as it drives by is an example of
Cause and Effect
Ultrasound
Doppelganger Effect
Doppler Effect
13
What group of instruments does a tambourine belong to?
Wind
String
Percussion and String
Percussion
14
Besides hearing, what does the cochlea help you do?
Speak
Eat
Balance
Study
15
Which part of the ear is shaped like a snail shell?
Eardrum
Auditory Nerve
Cochlea
Hammer
16
RANDOM: How many countries does the USA share a land border with?
2
3
1
4
17
When the temperature of air increases, the speed of sound ______________.
Does Whatever it Wants
Decreases
Stays the Same
Increases
18
RANDOM: About how long is one moon cycle? (from full moon, until the next full moon)
23 1/2 days
15 days
29 1/2 days
123.456 days
19
What's inside of the cochlea?
Only Liquid
Only Hair Cells
Nothing
Hair Cells and Liquid
20
What part of the ear is the ear canal part of?
Outer Ear
Inner Ear
Middle Ear
21
Loudness is associated with
Amplitude
Wavelength
Frequency
Pitch
22
Sound that does not have pleasing patterns is called
Music
Noise
Underwater Basket Weaving
Scales
23
Which of these is
not
one of the three sections of the ear?
Middle
Outer
Bottom
Inner
24
Which of these properties of a medium does NOT affect the speed of sound?
density
stiffness
temperature
color
25
Which type of a wave is a sound wave?
longitudinal
transverse
surface
standing
26
When is the test?
Tuesday
Tomorrow
May 13
In about 23 3/4 hours
27
RANDOM: Which planet is the fourth closest to the sun?
Mercury
Neptune
Mars
Earth
28
Sound waves are converted to a signal that travels from your ear to your
Eyes
Mouth
Nose
Brain
29
The outermost part of your ear looks and acts like a
snail shell
plate
drum
funnel
30
RANDOM: The movie "Space Jam" features characters from Looney Tunes as well as real athletes that play which sport?
Intergalactic Toast Topping
Basketball
Underwater Basket Weaving
Football
31
Which term refers to how high or low a sound seems to a person?
Volume
Intensity
Pitch
Loudness
32
What is a set of tones combined in a way that is pleasing to the ear?
Instruments
Noise
Overtones
Music
33
What property of sound describes your awareness of the energy of a sound?
loudness
intensity
elasticity
pitch
34
RANDOM: What is the largest ocean on Earth?
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
35
What do animals like bats, whales, and dolphins use to navigate?
Ultrasound
Echolocation
Maps
GPS
36
A unit used to compare the loudness of different sounds is
Hertz
Decibel
Meters per Second
Degrees
