Hearing

Question 1

soundwaves

Answer 1

pitch
caused by vibrating particles

Question 2

amplitude

Answer 2

height of waves
loud = high amp
soft = low amp

Question 3

pitch

Answer 3

tone’s experienced high/lowness, depends on frequency

Question 4

frequency

Answer 4

number of wavelengths
low pitch/freq = bass
high pitch/freq = high

Question 5

conduction hearing loss

Answer 5

damage to structures conducting waves thru outer and middle ear

eardrum, ossicle bones, auditory canal

Question 6

sensorineural hearing loss/ nerve deafness

Answer 6

caused by damage to cochlea’s hair cells or auditory nerve

CANNOT BE REVERSED

Question 7

place theory

Answer 7

high/lower tones excite specific places of cochlea basilar membrane
based on what part of cochlea responds to sound waves

front = high
deeper = lower
best explains how high pitches are sensed

Question 8

frequency theory

Answer 8

brain detects pitch by monitoring frequency of neural impulses travling up auditory nerve

how low pitches are sensed

Question 9

sound localization

Answer 9

how we identify wehre sounds are coming from
specific ear recieves more intense sound