The Human Ear:

Within the human ear there are three basic parts the outer, middle and inner ear. The outer ear is where sound is collected and channeled to the middle ear. The middle ear serves to transform the energy of a sound wave into the internal vibrations that are read by the bone structure of the ear. The inner ear serves to transform the energy of the compressed wave within the inner ear fluid and turn them into nerve impulses, which can be transmitted to the brain.



Sound Waves:

Are a series of compression waves the move through out the air and are created by the vibration of an object. Waves are detected when they cause and object to vibrate. A good example of this would be the human ear as noted above. Sound waves show amplitude, velocity, wavelength and frequency.