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      • The human ear detects sound. Sound waves enter the ear canal and cause the eardrum to vibrate. Three small bones transmit these vibrations to the cochlea. This produces electrical signals which pass through the auditory nerve to the brain, where they are interpreted as sound.
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  2. Sound waves are produced by all vibrating objects. Loudspeakers work by converting electrical energy into kinetic energy. This vibrates the cone which creates the sound waves.

  3. A sound wave is a vibration that travels through a solid, liquid or gas such as the air or water. A loud sound has a large amplitude, a high pitched sound has a high frequency. Musicians...

  4. Sound waves are longitudinal waves that make particles vibrate in the same direction as the wave. They can travel through solids, liquids, and gases.

  5. Nov 8, 2023 · Sound waves are fundamentally pressure waves, traveling through the compression and rarefaction of particles within a medium. Sound waves consist of areas where particles are bunched together, followed by areas where they're spread apart.

  6. Mar 18, 2023 · Three small bones. The sound wave travels down the auditory canal towards the eardrum. The pressure variations created by the sound wave exert a varying force on the eardrum causing it to vibrate. The vibration pattern of the sound waves creates the same pattern of vibration in the eardrum.

  7. Sep 21, 2019 · What are Sound Waves? As you just learned, you hear when your ears process sound waves produced by an object. The object produces waves by vibrating. When an object vibrates, it pushes against the surrounding air. The vibrations cause the air to expand (called rarefaction) and compress.

  8. Sound waves and units of measurement. Sound waves are longitudinal waves that travel through a medium like air or water. When we think about sound, we often think about how loud it is (amplitude, or intensity) and its pitch (frequency).

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