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Did you complete the reading assignment? (Typically this means at least 20-30
minutes looking over the assigned sections of the book.)
☐ yes
☐ no
What happens when two pulses on a string (one coming from each end) meet in
the middle?
☐ The pulses pass through each other
☐ The pulses reflect off of each other
If a loudspeaker emits spherical sound waves in all directions, what
decreases as you go farther away from the loudspeaker?
☐ frequency
☐ intensity
☐ wavelength
You go to a rock concert where
the sound level where you are standing is 110 dB. How does the intensity
(power/area) of sound waves compare to when you listen to the same music on your
home stereo system, 90 dB at the spot you sit?
☐ Concert intensity = Stereo intensity
☐ Concert intensity = 1.20x
stereo intensity
☐ Concert intensity = 2x
stereo intensity
☐ Concert intensity = 10x
stereo intensity
☐ Concert intensity = 20x
stereo intensity
☐ Concert intensity = 100x
stereo intensity
Ralph is confused about Table 14.2 (8th edition), where the book lists
different intensity levels for different sources. For example, the table says a
vacuum cleaner has an intensity of 70 dB. What confuses Ralph, is that it seems
like a vacuum cleaner should sound louder to someone who is pushing the vacuum
cleaner than to someone who is a little farther away. How can the intensity
level be 70 dB for both people? How should you answer Ralph's question?
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