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The membrane (such as you eardrum) vibrates.
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What happens when sound hits a thin membrane?
What happens when sound hits a thin membrane is that it vibrates the tympanic membrane. The tympanic membrane is also known as the eardrum.
What happens when sound hits a surface?
It bounces back.
What happens to sound waves when they reach a wall or other solid flat object?
When a sound hits a flat surface it bounces back in exactly the same direction as before, in exactly the same frequency and pitch.
Can sound be absorbed?
When sound hits a surface, it is either transmitted through the material or reflected back out, similar as light is. When sound is transmitted through matter, it is diffused (or spread out) by said matter; and also a small portion of the sound is converted to energy (such as heat). This is based on my personal understanding, it may not be 100% accurate but I you out.
What happens to echolocation when it hits an object?
Echolocation is actually a process- it can't hit anything. In echolocation, high frequency sound waves are sent out by an animal. When these sound waves hit an object, they bounce off of it and reflect back to the animal. The animal can gather information about the object from these sound waves such as its size, shape, and distance.
What happens when sound hits a thin membrane?
What happens when sound hits a thin membrane is that it vibrates the tympanic membrane. The tympanic membrane is also known as the eardrum.
What does the measure of the loudness of sound use?
What is a tightly stretched membrane that vibrates when sound hits it
What happens when sound hits soft materials?
generally speaking, the sound is absorbed.
What happens when sound hits a surface?
It bounces back.
What happens if thunder hits earth?
Thunder is sound waves. They hit Earth all the time, and nothing in particular happens.
What does the malleus do in the ear?
The malleus is a tiny bone in the middle ear that transmits sound vibrations from the eardrum to the incus (another middle ear bone). This process helps amplify and transfer sound energy to the inner ear, where it is converted into electrical signals that the brain can interpret as sound.
What happens when a small object hits earth's gravity?
Generally it falls into the atmosphere and burns up.
What happens when sound hits an object?
They are either absorbed [softsurface, e.g. wool] or refected [hard surface, e.g. metal]
What happens when a sound wave hits a wall?
when a sound wave hits a wall it refracts and loses velocity but carrys on. if there is another wall within its distace then it will refract gain. this can cause an echo
What happens to sound waves when they reach a wall or other solid flat object?
When a sound hits a flat surface it bounces back in exactly the same direction as before, in exactly the same frequency and pitch.
A 2.0 kg rock sits on the edge of a cliff 12 m above the beach what happens to the energy after the rock hits the beach?
it loses heat and sound
How does a piano play?
A piano works by when the person presses a key, a small hammer inside the piano hits a string. This creates the sound. You can also dampen the sound using the pedals or play the note louder or quieter.
