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    Sound and Hearing

    Speed of sound
    The speed of sound in air is around 330 m/s. What
    happens when sound travels through different materials?
    5000
    Speed
    of 4000
    sound
    3000
    (in m/s)
    2000

    1000

    0
    Air Water Brick I ron Material

    Conclusion – the denser the material, the


    faster sound travels through it
    Using an oscilloscope

    1) Quiet sound, low frequency:

    2) Quiet sound, high


    frequency:

    3) Loud sound, low


    frequency:

    4) Loud sound, high


    frequency:
    How sound travels…
    As we know, sound waves are formed when something
    vibrates. But how does the sound reach our ears?

    Air molecules

    1) An 2) The vibrations pass 3) These


    object through air by making vibrations
    makes a air molecules vibrate are picked
    sound by up by the
    How does the ear work?
    1) Sound 5) The
    waves are electrical
    “funnelled” signals are then
    into the ear by sent to the
    the pinna brain

    4) These
    vibrations
    2) These are turned
    vibrations into
    make the electrical
    ear drum signals in
    3) These vibrations
    vibrate the cochlea
    make the ear bones

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