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What is the amount of energy of a sound wave called?

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What is the intensity of a sound wave called?

The intensity of a sound wave is called sound intensity. It measures the amount of energy transmitted by the sound wave per unit area. Sound intensity is measured in decibels (dB).


What is energy in a sound wave is called amplitude?

The energy in a sound wave is related to its amplitude, which is the maximum displacement of particles from their rest position as the wave passes through a medium. Higher amplitude sound waves carry more energy and are perceived as louder.


The amount of energy in a sound wave is related to its what?

The amount of energy in a sound wave is related to its amplitude, which is the height of the wave from its baseline. The larger the amplitude, the more energy the sound wave carries.


What is a wave whose energy travels in the same direction as the energy is transferred called?

That is called a longitudinal wave. In a longitudinal wave, the particles of the medium move parallel to the direction of the wave's energy transfer. Sound waves in air are examples of longitudinal waves.


What is the relationship between the energy of a sound wave and its amplitude?

The energy of a sound wave is directly proportional to its amplitude. This means that as the amplitude of a sound wave increases, so does its energy.


When a sound wave is absorbed its sound energy is changed into what?

When a sound wave is absorbed, its sound energy is typically converted into low-level heat energy.


Human perception of how much energy a sound wave carries is called?

Loudness. This subjective perception of sound intensity is influenced by factors like the amplitude and frequency of the sound wave.


Are sound waves in solar energy?

No, sound wave is translating wave of the matter. The solar energy is the wave carried by photon which is an energy (non-matter). There is no way a sound wave would be carried in the stream of photon.


What is the smallest unit of sound wave energy?

The smallest unit of sound wave energy is the phonon. The phonon and the photon and the electron can in some ways all behave like a small particle.


The energy of a sound wave relates to its?

The energy of a sound wave is related to its amplitude, which is the measure of the magnitude of the fluctuations in air pressure created by the wave. The greater the amplitude of the sound wave, the higher its energy level.


Is the amount of energy in a sound wave is called amplitude?

No; depending on how you look at it, the amplitude is how much particles move back and forth, OR how much the pressure changes, as a sound wave goes through. Other things being equal, more amplitude means more energy, but amplitude is not the only factor. Also, and once again if other things are equal, energy is proportional to the SQUARE of the amplitude.