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sound is actually vibrations. your eardrum is highly sensitive, like ripples on water, it picks up these vibrations
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∙ 11y agosound travels to your ear by oxygen and sound waves
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What part of the ear changes the sound waves that travel down your ear into vibrations?
the middle ear
Why is the ear shaped the way it is?
The visible portion of the ear is shaped in such a way that it best amplifies sound. A pig's ear is large and concave so that it can trap sound waves and amplify them inside the pig's ear for optimum hearing.
Which part of the ear traps sound?
The Pinna which is the external ear
Why do shallow objects make a sound when you put them to your ear?
it is the sound of your blood pulsating inside your ear
What difference does it make if the sound is increased to an ear?
Because of your ear lobe you can hear the sound of low amplitude.
What dose the ear canal do?
helps travel sound into your ear
How does sound travel from a source into your ear?
sound vibrate the eardrum a lightly streched membrane that is the entrance to the middle ear
How do sound waves travel from the harmonica to your ear?
They don't
How does sound travel through the air to someone?
the sound waves reach the ear.
How does sound travel in the air for us to hear?
The sound waves travel by vibrations, which are then percieved by the canals deep in your ear
What part of the ear changes the sound waves that travel down your ear into vibrations?
the middle ear
Why does sound travel through the air?
Sounds vibrate the air molecules, when the vibrating molecules reach your ear, you ear the sound, there are no molecules in space, thus no sound in space
How does sound travel through the air?
it travels because there are sound waves in the air and they vibrate in your ear.
How quickly a sound reaches your ear depends on?
It depends on the distance it has to travel.
How far did sound travel to your ear?
As far as the object is that produced thesound!
What is the purpose of the outer ear?
The outer ear helps sound to travel to the inner ear. It is responsible for collecting sound waves and directing them to the middle ear via the auditory canal.
How sound waves travel?
i would be beacuse you can not go through the ear drum
