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7.8 Noise Pollution

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Use this website

to find and list 5 examples of home, work, and recreational sources of noise that you come in contact with in your daily life. List them in the table below.
Question 1
1.

List 5 examples of home, work, and recreational sources of noise that you come in contact with in your daily life.

Download the FREE app Decibel X to measure decibel levels around the class/house.

Question 2
2.

Check out the following activities at school/home with the decibel meter.

Test your ability to recognize different frequencies (pitch) at the following website http://www.noiseaddicts.com/2009/03/can-you-hear-this-hearing-test/
Question 3
3.

What is the highest frequency you could hear._________________________________

Read the following short article and answer the questions http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/generation-deaf-doctors-warn-dangers-ear-buds-n360041
Question 4
4.

In what year did the World Health Organization warn of hearing loss in young people?

Question 5
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Hearing loss in teens has increased by what percentage since the 1980’s and 1990’s?

Question 6
6.

Describe the reason the article suggests for the increase?

Question 7
7.

Identify the three main arguments linking earbuds and hearing loss?

Article and questions: “Why do loud noises cause your ears to ring?”
http://health.howstuffworks.com/loud-noise-ear.htm
Question 8
8.

How do hair cells in the inner ear help you to hear?

Question 9
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What happens in your ear when you hear exceptionally loud noises?

Question 10
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What can you do to protect your ears from hearing loss?

(Select 3 correct answers)

Question 11
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Which, if any, of the activities that you measured around the school would you need hearing protection for if they were sustained over a long period of time?

Question 12
12.

Describe how noise is important to organisms.

Question 13
13.

Describe how noise pollution impacts ecosystems.