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Sound Waves and Human Hearing Quiz

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What is the function of the Pinna in the outer ear?

To amplify and collect sound (correct)

To measure sound intensity

To change sound pressure into nerve impulses

To convert sound into electrical signals

What is the process where the ear transforms sound vibrations into nerve impulses that are interpreted by the brain as sounds called?

Sound Pressure Level

Mechanoelectrical transduction

Hearing (correct)

Sound Intensity

What is the function of the auditory canal in the outer ear?

To allow sound to pass through to the middle ear (correct)

To measure sound intensity

To amplify and collect sound

To convert sound into electrical signals

What is the definition of Sound Intensity?

The sound power per unit area Signup and view all the answers

What is Sound Pressure Level defined as?

Logarithm of the ratio of a given sound pressure to the reference sound pressure in decibels Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the change in the static pressure of any media when a sound wave is passing through?

Sound Pressure Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the auditory canal in the outer ear?

To run from the outer ear to the middle ear Signup and view all the answers

What does the Pinna do in the outer ear?

Amplify sound and direct it toward the ear canal Signup and view all the answers

What is the process called where the ear transforms sound vibrations into nerve impulses that are interpreted by the brain as sounds?

Mechanoelectrical Transduction Signup and view all the answers

What is defined as the sound power per unit area?

Sound Intensity Signup and view all the answers

Sound Waves and Human Hearing Quiz

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Questions and Answers

What is the function of the Pinna in the outer ear?

What is the process where the ear transforms sound vibrations into nerve impulses that are interpreted by the brain as sounds called?

What is the function of the auditory canal in the outer ear?

What is the definition of Sound Intensity?

What is Sound Pressure Level defined as?

What is the term for the change in the static pressure of any media when a sound wave is passing through?

What is the function of the auditory canal in the outer ear?

What does the Pinna do in the outer ear?

What is the process called where the ear transforms sound vibrations into nerve impulses that are interpreted by the brain as sounds?

What is defined as the sound power per unit area?

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