Sound

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. An air mass of ___ pressure (3)
  2. 5. Any bundle of ___ fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body (5)
  3. 7. The membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound (7)
  4. 8. A lofty level or position or degree (4)
  5. 10. That part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers (5)
  6. 12. A mixture of gases required for breathing (3)
  7. 14. The maximum displacement of a periodic wave (9)
  8. 16. The passage to the stomach and lungs (6)

Down

  1. 1. A notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound (4)
  2. 3. A movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon (4)
  3. 4. The number of occurrences within a given time period (9)
  4. 6. A regular periodic variation in value about a mean (9)
  5. 9. The unit of frequency (5)
  6. 11. The particular auditory effect produced by a given cause (5)
  7. 13. Characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity (4)
  8. 15. The property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration (5)