Question

Would sound waves traveling through the outer ear travel faster or slower than those traveling through the inner ear? Explain.

Answer 1

Faster

Why?

• While traveling through inner ear there was a little obstacle as muscles for light wave
• While traveling freely there is no obstacle.
• So light waves travel faster.

Answer 2

Faster, Sound waves enter the outer ear and travel through a narrow passageway called the ear canal, which leads to the eardrum. The eardrum vibrates from the incoming sound waves and sends these vibrations to three tiny bones in the middle ear. ... Hair cells—sensory cells sitting on top of the basilar membrane—ride the wave.