Question

What part of the ear converts sound waves into mechanical vibrations?

Answer 1

Sound waves:

1. A sound wave is a disturbance, which is caused by the movement of energy traveling in any medium.
2. When we want to hear the sound produced by a tuning fork, the tines of the fork must force the air from the fork to our ear.
3. Most of the sound waves are produced from a vibrating object of some type.
4. A sound wave is a kind of transverse wave.

Conversion in the ear:

1. Sound waves enter the outer part of the ear and travel through a very narrow passage called the ear canal, which leads sound waves to the eardrum.
2. The eardrum begins to vibrate because of entering sound waves and sends these vibrations produced to three small bones in the middle ear.
3. These bones are namely known as malleus, incus, and stapes.

Thus, the eardrum converts sound waves into mechanical vibrations.