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Sound Intensity

Sound Intensity

Graphs of the gauge pressures in two sound waves of different intensities. The more intense sound is produced by a source that has larger-amplitude oscillations and has greater pressure maxima and minima. Because pressures are higher in the greater-intensity sound, it can exert larger forces on the objects it encounters

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    "OpenStax College, Sound Intensity and Sound Level. December 24, 2012."
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