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When sound waves cause the eardrum to vibrate, these vibrations are immediately passed on to the_________.

• outer ear and ear canal
• inner ear
• tiny hairs
• three small bones in the middle ear

Which part of the ear acts as the sound collector?

• outer ear
• ear canal
• middle ear
• inner ear

What happens in the inner ear? 

• Sound waves are captured.
• Sound waves move deeper into the ear. 
• Sound waves are reflected.
• Sound waves are converted into nerve impulses.

What happens in the inner ear? 

• Sound waves are captured.
• Sound waves move deeper into the ear. 
• Sound waves are reflected.
• Sound waves are converted into nerve impulses.

Where does HEARING (interpreting the nerve impulses) take place?

• outer ear
• middle ear
• inner ear
• brain

What is #19?

• Semicircular Canals
• Ear Canal
• Auditory Nerve
• Cochlea

What is #2?

• Ear Canal
• Pinna
• Hammer
• Anvil

What unit do we use to measure sound?

• decibels
• inches
• pounds
• centimeters

What do playing a guitar, banging on a drum, and dropping a pebble in water have in common?

• they all produce light
• they all convert heat to energy
• they all cause vibrations
• they all need gravity to move

The auditory ossicles transmit vibration directly to the

• tympanic membrane

• oval window

• cochlea

• eustachian tube