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Quiz by Petite Piplup, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Petite Piplup
over 10 years ago
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Question 1
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What is the name of the auditory stimulus in its most basic form?
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The sinewave or "pure tone"
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The coswave or "pure tone"
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The sinewave or "basic tone"
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The coswave or "basic tone"
Question 2
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What are the three principle elements that contribute to variations in sound?
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Frequency, amplitude and phase
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Frequency, pitch and phase
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Timbre, amplitude and phase
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Timbre, rhythm and localisation
Question 3
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What is frequency?
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The duration it takes for a single pressure change to occur
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The rate at which action potentials fire in the primary auditory cortex
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The rate at which pressure changes are propagated
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The duration it takes for a single action potential to fire in the primary auditory cortex
Question 4
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How is frequency measured?
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In Hertz (Hz) i.e. the number of cycles per second
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In deciBels (dB) i.e. the number of cycles per second
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In Hertz (Hz) i.e. the intensity of the compression and rarefaction
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In deciBels (dB) i.e. the intensity of the compression and rarefaction
Question 5
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What sound element does frequency determine?
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Loudness
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Pitch
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Localisation
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Intensity
Question 6
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What is amplitude?
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The difference between the maximum pressure and the atmospheric pressure
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The difference between minimum pressure and atmospheric pressure
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The difference between maximum pressure and minimum pressure
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The combination of maximum pressure and atmospheric pressure
Question 7
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How is amplitude expressed/measured?
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Percentage
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Mel
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Hertz (Hz)
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deciBels (dB)
Question 8
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What sound element does amplitude determine?
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Pitch
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Loudness
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Timbre
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Localisation
Question 9
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What is phase?
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The angle in degrees between the maximum and minimum points in the wave cycle.
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The angle in degrees at a specific point in the wave cycle.
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The frequency in Hz at a specific point in the wave cycle.
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The frequency in Hz between the maximum and minimum points in the wave cycle.
Question 10
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What two elements of sound does phase contribute to?
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Loudness and pitch
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Loudness and localisation
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Timbre and pitch
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Timbre and localisation
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