Sound Wave Energy

Sound Wave Energy#

Part 1#

When the amplitude of the pressure oscillations in a (sinusoidal) sound wave is quadrapuled, the energy carried by the sound wave:

Answer Section#

  • stays the same

  • quarters

  • decreases by a factor of 16

  • increases by a factor of 16

  • quadruples

Attribution#

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