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A sound of 20 dB intensity is twice as loud as one of 10dB?
No, it is 10 times louder. dB is a logarithmic scale; every 10 dB, the intensity increases by a factor of 10. Thus, 10 dB is 10 times louder than 0 dB, 20 dB is 10 times louder than 10 dB, and 30 dB is 10 times louder than 20 dB.No, it is 10 times louder. dB is a logarithmic scale; every 10 dB, the intensity increases by a factor of 10. Thus, 10 dB is 10 times louder than 0 dB, 20 dB is 10 times louder than 10 dB, and 30 dB is 10 times louder than 20 dB.No, it is 10 times louder. dB is a logarithmic scale; every 10 dB, the intensity increases by a factor of 10. Thus, 10 dB is 10 times louder than 0 dB, 20 dB is 10 times louder than 10 dB, and 30 dB is 10 times louder than 20 dB.No, it is 10 times louder. dB is a logarithmic scale; every 10 dB, the intensity increases by a factor of 10. Thus, 10 dB is 10 times louder than 0 dB, 20 dB is 10 times louder than 10 dB, and 30 dB is 10 times louder than 20 dB.
Which of these is the best description of impluse sound?
A short-lasting, but loud noise. Such as a rifle shot, or a hammer bang. These make the sound appear louder than it really is.
What does fifty decibels sound like?
A decibel is a measure of how loud a sound (any sound) is. 50 dB is about the sound level of gentle rainfall. Louder than a quiet room, softer than a quiet conversation. Not as loud as the dial tone on a telephone.
Why is a classroom tile floor is louder than a carpeted library?
Carpet absorbs sound. It just bounces off tile.
How loud can sound be?
On Earth, somewhere in the neighborhood of 135 dB - because a sound louder than that would cause the air itself to cavitate (form vacuum pockets) which would deaden the sound.
What is sound louder than?
Amplitude is a measure of the size of sound waves. It depends on the amount of energy that started the waves. Greater amplitude waves have more energy and greater intensity, so they sound louder. As sound waves travel farther from their source, the more spread out their energy becomes.
Describe a way you can make the sound of a guitar string louder?
get heavier gauge strings, than you can make it sound much louder
Why do railway tracks sound louder in winter than in summer is it expansion or contraction?
Contraction is the reason that railway tracks sound louder in winter.
How does intensity of a 40 decibel sound compare to intensity if a 20 decibel sound?
The 40dB sound is (40 - 20) = 20 dB louder than the 20 dB sound.20 dB louder = 10(20/10) = 102 = 100 times louder
What do you use amps for?
To make sound louder than it is (Speakers)
Does an elephant make a louder sound than a cow?
Yes.
Why does a jet plane sound louder than an lawn mower?
No
One sound can appear louder or softer than a second sound with an equal intensity?
True
What make some sound louder than other?
the frequency, probably
Which horn is more louder than roots megasonic?
I believe blowing a butt trumpet will produce a sound much louder than the Roots Megasonic.
How many times louder is a 20 decibel sound than a 0 decibel sound?
100 times louder. You will hardly hear a 20 db(SPL) sound at all.
Why does a jet engine sound louder than a mower?
from a distance away why does a jet sound loader than a lawn mower
