If the Intensity of a Sound Is Increased by a Factor

question 20

Multiple Choice

If the intensity of a sound is increased by a factor of 1000,how is the decibel level changed? The new decibel level will be:

• A) three units greater.
• B) ten times greater.
• C) thirty times greater.
• D) twenty units greater.

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