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When you speak, your friend's ear gathers compressional waves, which are sound waves. Then, the ear amplifies the waves, converting them to nerve impulses that travel to the brain. And then, the brain decodes and interprets the nerve impulses.

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How sound travels from your vocal cords to your friends ear when you talk?

When you speak, your friend's ear gathers compressional waves, which are sound waves. Then, the ear amplifies the waves, converting them to nerve impulses that travel to the brain. And then, the brain decodes and interprets the nerve impulses.


Explain why sound travels quickest through a solid?

This is due to the particles and the density of the the object


How does sound travels in a solid explain?

Sound is a series of vibrations. In a solid they travel in waves from particle to particle, causing the solid to make a noise.


How does sound travel in solid liquid and in gas . explain?

Sound travels by particles (such as atoms or molecules) bumping into other particles, thus transferring the energy, in form of a sound.


Why giraffes makes no sound?

Giraffes have no vocal cords, hence they do not make any sound.


What part of your body produces sound?

The vocal cords in the larynx (voice box) produce sound in humans. When air passes through the vocal cords and causes them to vibrate, sound is created.


Which sound travels faster the birdschirping or the whales siging explain how you decided?

A whale's song travels faster than a bird's chirp. This is because a whale's song travels through water, where sound moves much faster than it does in air.


Explain why thunder is heard after the lightning is seen?

Thunder is sound- it travels at the speed of sound- about 1100 feet per second. Lightning is light- it travels at the speed of light- about 186,000 miles a second. The light is faster, gets there first.


Do female frogs have vocal cords?

they don't sing like male frogs do if that's what you're asking


When vocal cords vibrate they produce?

Sound. Vibrating vocal cords produce sound. The speed at which they vibrate determines whether the sound is high pitched or low pitched.


How vocal chord affect in sound?

The vocal cords, when you talk or sing, chop the air coming out of you lungs. If you want the sound to be higher, the vocal cords will tighten. When you want the sound to be deeper, the vocal cords will relax. If you want more information, go onto YouTube and search "Vocal Cords".


The sound travels at the speed of light to your ear?

No, not quite. The sound travels at the speed of sound to your ear.