How We Hear Sounds Quiz

Sound is a kind of ……………that can be heard.

• energy

• light

• matter

• liquid

Sound is produced when things …………… .

• vibrate

• stop

• freeze

• disappear

A vibrating object causes the air molecules around it to …………… .

• vibrate too

• stop moving

• disperse randomly

• freeze in place

These vibrations are collected by the visible part of our ear, called the …………… .

• pinna

• cochlea

• eardrum

• auditory canal

The tiny hair inside the ear get stimulated by sound vibrations and send a signal to the …………… .

• auditory nerve

• optic nerve

• spinal cord

• cerebellum

Which of the following doesn’t produce sound as it is?

• A vibrating tuning fork

• A vibrating bell

• A tuning fork

• All of the above

Auditory nerves carry signals to the …………… and we then hear sound.

• brain

• heart

• lungs

• stomach