physics ear flashcards

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flashcards about how ears work and the range of hearing for various animals.
Nathan de Carle
Flashcards by Nathan de Carle, updated more than 1 year ago
Nathan de Carle
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what is the range of human hearing? 20Hz - 20kHz
what animal has a range of hearing that is 75Hz - 150kHz? mouse, elephant or dolphin? Dolphin
what is the flap of cartilage and skin that is what we call the ears actually called? the Pinna/Pinnae
what are the three small bones in the ear? hammer, anvil and stirrup.
what is sound called if it too high pitched for humans to hear? (over 20kHz) ultrasound
what is sound called if it is too low pitched for humans to hear? (below 20Hz) infrasound
how low can an elephant hear (Hertz) 5
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