Question

You double your distance from a sound source that is radiating equally in all directions. What happens to the intensity of the sound? It reduces to a. one-fourth its original value. b. one-eighth its original value. c. one-sixteenth its original value. d. none of the above

Answer 1

a. one-fourth its original value.

Step-by-step explanation:

Sound is threated as a spherical wave. The intensity of the sound is inversely proportional to the area of ​​the wavefront (
`4\pi r^2`). Therefore, it is inversely proportional to the square of the distance (r) to the sound source. So, if you double your distance, the intensity of the sound reduces to one-fourth its original value.