Physics GCSE
sound to vibration
What sound to vibration means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of sound to vibration
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Pressure variations in air push on the ear drum, the drum vibrates, the ossicles pass the vibration to the cochlea, and nerve impulses travel to the brain.
Topics that use sound to vibration
- Sound waves (physics only) (HT only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- diaphragms and drums
- ear drum
- ossicles
- 20 Hz to 20 kHz
- 20 kHz
- audibility graphs
- definition of ultrasound
- efficiency of conversion
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