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Sound is transmitted through the air to the eardrum as variations in pressure above and below ambient atmospheric pressure.
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How is sound transmitted to water?
Sound is transmitted through water the same way it's transmitted through air -- by vibrations. Whatever is making the noise makes vibrations in the water, which then strike against your eardrum and vibrate it, and then the vibrations travel through some bones in your head to a bundle of nerves, which transmit the signal to your brain, which produces the sensation we call sound.
When sound is heard what structure would be the first to transmit the sound wave?
The eardrum.
What is the sound is an wave because it cannot treavel without a medium?
Think of the sound that you hear beating against one of your eardrums. The eardrum moves in and out, or vibrates, because the sound pressure changes rapidly outside the eardrum. If you were to plot that pressure accurately with time you would see an extremely complicated wave pattern. Notice especially that this amounts to a claim that sound in air and other fluids is conducted as pressure fluctuations. In the absence of a fluid sound cannot be conducted because these fluctuations cannot be transmitted.
Which parts of the ear can be damaged by loud sound?
the eardrum
Are sound waves characterized by crest and troughs?
They can be. In air and other fluids sound is transmitted by variations in pressure. When those variations impinge on the eardrums (in our ears) they make them vibrate. If we were able to monitor the horizontal position of a point on one eardrum through time (assuming that the person in possession of the eardrum was standing) then we would see a complicated wave form with crests and troughs.
Which structure is between the middle ear and the inner ear?
Sound waves hit the eardrum. The eardrum vibrates in response to the sound waves. These sound vibrations are amplified and transmitted by the auditory ossicles of the middle ear to the inner ear where they are changed into electrical energy and sent to the brain for interpretation.
How is sound transmitted to water?
Sound is transmitted through water the same way it's transmitted through air -- by vibrations. Whatever is making the noise makes vibrations in the water, which then strike against your eardrum and vibrate it, and then the vibrations travel through some bones in your head to a bundle of nerves, which transmit the signal to your brain, which produces the sensation we call sound.
Does the eardrum absorb or transmit sound?
Well in your eardrum there is a speaker
When you hear sound which vibrates first. Your eardrum or the fluid in the cochlea?
Sound begins at the eardrum and ends at the brain.
What does the eardrum do?
The function of the eardrum is to transmit sound and amplify vibration.
What causes the auditory ossicles to vibrate?
The sound waves, coming through the auditory canal, strike the tympanic membrane (eardrum).The eardrum vibrates because of the soundwaves.This vibration is picked up by the ossicles and transmitted through the middle ear to the oval window.Therefore it is the soundwaves causing the eardrum to vibrate that ultimately makes the ossicles vibrate.
What energy is related yo your eardrum?
Sonic (sound) energy is related to your eardrum.
What is the s shaped tube leading to the eardrum?
The auditory canal allows sound to get to the eardrum.
What sound can burst your eardrum?
any noise over 120 db can burst your eardrum
What tube permits soundwaves to reach the eardrum?
The auditory canal allows sound to get to the eardrum.
What occurs in the eardrum?
Vibration from sound waves
Why do sound sound different to your ears?
Because how the way it vibrates your eardrum.
