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What sounds with frequencies are too low for the human ear to hear?
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Generally, most humans are incapable of hearing sounds above 22 kHz. This varies with age, and most people 19 and older can not hear 20 kHz or above. More information (and audio clips) are available in the related link source below. (In order to play the audio clips you must have a computer, amplifier, and speakers capable of playing very high-pitched sounds). There are no sounds above 22 kHz on this site because that is (almost) the highest pitched sound that can be represented in MP3 or CD audio format.
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Describe infrasonic and ultrasonic waves and explain why humans can not hear them?
The human ear cannot detect all possible frequencies. It has evolved to detect frequencies of sounds that are the most useful to humans, and has a maximum frequency range of about 20Hz to 20kHz, which decreases as you get older, particularly at the higher end. Infrasonic describes sounds that are too low in frequency to be heard by the human ear, and ultrasonic describes sounds that are too high in frequency to be heard by the human ear. These sounds cannot be heard by the human ear because they are outside of its range of capability.
What Ares sounds that are to high pitched for the human ear to hear called?
Ultrasound.
Which one of the following frequencies of a wave in the air can be heard as an audibke sound by the human ear?
The human ear can detect a wide range of frequencies. The lowest frequencies are around 16 to 20 Hertz while the highest can be as much 20,000 Hertz. As we get older, our high frequency limit tends to reduce so an older person may only hear sounds up to around 15,000 Hertz.
The lowest frequency a human can hear is?
The sensitivity of the human ear ranges from 20 Hz to 20 kHz. Under ideal conditions in a laboratory, humans have detected sounds as low as 12 Hz.
What is the highest frequency sound that humans can hear?
"Ear". Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia. CD-ROM. 2000."The maximum range of human hearing includes sound frequencies from about 15 to about 18,000 waves, or cycles, per second."15-18,000 Hz
Can humans hear the sounds from elephants under normal circumstances. Why or why not?
No, because the frequencies that the average human ear can hear is 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz.
What is something human cnt hear?
Some sounds that are at certain frequencies cannot be heard by a human ear. Some such sounds are a dog whistle, certain whale songs and dolphin and bat echolocation.
Describe infrasonic and ultrasonic waves and explain why humans can not hear them?
The human ear cannot detect all possible frequencies. It has evolved to detect frequencies of sounds that are the most useful to humans, and has a maximum frequency range of about 20Hz to 20kHz, which decreases as you get older, particularly at the higher end. Infrasonic describes sounds that are too low in frequency to be heard by the human ear, and ultrasonic describes sounds that are too high in frequency to be heard by the human ear. These sounds cannot be heard by the human ear because they are outside of its range of capability.
Frequencies too high-pitched for the human ear to hear?
Ultrasonic Frequencies
Why less than 20hz is inaudible?
Because human ear has a limitation of hearing sounds only of such a band of frequencies. we call them as audio frequencies.
Why mosquitoes make sound near human ear?
Mosquitoes make sounds near the human ear because mosquitoes make sounds everywhere. It sounds as though the mosquitoes are purposely seeking out the human ear when in reality, we only hear them when they're close.
What Ares sounds that are to high pitched for the human ear to hear called?
Ultrasound.
What is the difference between a human ear and a dog ear?
the fact is that dog ears have a large variety in which they could hear better
Frequencies too high pitched for the human ear to hear?
Sound waves too high for humans to hear are called: ultrasonic
What translates digital audio information from the computer into analog sounds that the human ear can hear?
doodoo
Can a giraffe make sound?
The giraffe makes to little sounds to hear with the human ear
What is the distance that a person can hear the echo of a sound?
It is difficult to say how far the human ear can pick up sounds. The distance a human ear can hear varies according to the condition of the ear, the frequency of the sound, and other sounds taking place at the same time.
