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Exercises Oscillations, waves and sound

Quick check from College Physics, 17.3 Sound Intensity and Sound Level

Sound Intensity and Sound Level: quick check

Describe how amplitude is related to the loudness of a sound.

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Answer
Amplitude is directly proportional to the experience of loudness. As amplitude increases, loudness increases.

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From College Physics (1st edition) by OpenStax (Rice University), section 17.3, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Original at openstax.org. We split the solution into steps; the words, numbers and figures are the book's. OpenStax doesn't endorse this site.