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Sound Waves and Auditory Perception Quiz
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Sound Waves and Auditory Perception Quiz

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What are sound waves above 20 kHz known as?

  • Supersonic waves
  • Audible waves
  • Infrasound
  • Ultrasound (correct)

    • What is the frequency range for audio percept in humans?

  • 10 Hz to 30 kHz
  • 18 Hz to 22 kHz
  • 20 Hz to 20 kHz (correct)
  • 15 Hz to 25 kHz

    • What is the field of science that deals with the study of mechanical waves in gasses, liquids, and solids including vibration, sound, ultrasound, and infrasound?

  • Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Biology
  • Acoustics (correct)

    • What are sound waves below 20 Hz known as?

    <p>Infrasound</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of sound in physics?

    <p>Sound is a vibration that propagates as an acoustic wave through a transmission medium such as a gas, liquid, or solid.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What frequencies elicit an auditory percept in humans?

    <p>Acoustic waves with frequencies between about 20 Hz and 20 kHz, the audio frequency range, elicit an auditory percept in humans.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what medium can sound propagate?

    <p>Gas, liquid, or solid</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are sound waves above 20 kHz known as?

    <p>Ultrasound.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are sound waves below 20 Hz known as?

    <p>Infrasound.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the interdisciplinary science that deals with the study of mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids including vibration, sound, ultrasound, and infrasound?

    <p>Acoustics.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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