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unit 4 science

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stringed instrument   an instrument with one or more strings  
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wind instruments   an instrument made of a hollow tube through which air can flow  
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percussion instruments   an instrument that produces a musical sound when hit  
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sound source   an object that produces sound  
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sound reciever   an object that can detect or hear sounds  
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decibel   unit of measurement of sound intensity  
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pitch   how high or low a sound is  
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volume   how loud or soft a sound is  
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intensity   how strongly or softly a sound vibrates  
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frequency   the number of vibrations in one second  
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pinna   the visible part of the ear  
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auditory canal   the tube through which sound travels to the eardrum  
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ear drum (tympanic membrain)   a thin membrane that vibrates she sound waves reaches it  
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hammer (malleus)   a tiny bone that passes vibrations from the ear drum to the anvil  
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anvil (incus)   a tiny bone that passes vibrations from the hammer to the stirrup  
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stirrup (stapes)   a tiny, u shaped bone that passes vibrations from the anvil to the cochlea  
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cochlea   a snail shaped, fluid filled inner ear structural it is lined with cilia (tiny hairs) that move then vibrated and cause a nerve impulse to form (brain signals)  
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auditory nerve   these carry electro-chemical signals from the inner ear (cochlea) to the brain  
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semi-circular canals   three loops of fluid-filled tubes that are attached to the cochlea in the inner ear. they help us maintain our sense of balance.  
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eustachian tube   a tube that connects the middle ear to the back of the nose; it equalizes the pressure between the middle ear and the air outside. when you pop your ears as you are changing altitude (going up a mountain or in an airplane)you are equalizing the psi.  
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