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Questions and Answers About Your Hearing
1. What sounds can hurt your hearing, if you are around them too long? Boom Box



Jet Engine



Fire Engine



All of the Above
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2. Sound is a form of energy. True



False
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3. Sound travels in _____. Waves



Streams



Rivers
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4. Sometimes you can feel sounds on your body. True



False
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5. Which sounds cannot be felt on your body? Thunder



Fireworks



Bass Drum



Kitten's meow
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6. The bones in your ear are the smallest bones in your body. Together they are smaller than an orange seed.

True



False
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7. Sound travels through the outer ear through the middle ear and bounces off the ear _____. Cymbal



Drum



Bell
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8. The inner ear is filled with _____. Jelly



Blood



Fluid
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9. Sound waves must travel to the _____ to be heard. Brain



Ear



Heart
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10. Noise is unwanted sound. True



False
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11. Damage occurs when loud sounds enter the ____. Inner Ear



Outer Ear



Middle Ear
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12. Two hours of fun at a loud concert can result in a lifetime of reduced hearing. True



False
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13. Only you can protect your ears. Be an ear _______.

Defender



Pretender



Contender



Offender

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