Determine the sound intensity level


Residents of Hawaii are warned of the approach of a tsunami by sirens build up on the tops of towers. Assume that a siren generates a sound which consists of an intensity level of 120 dB at a distance of 2 m. Treating the siren as a point source of sound, and avoiding reflections and absorption:

i) Determine the sound intensity level heard by the observer at a distance of 12 m.

ii) Determine the sound intensity level heard by the observer at a distance of 21 m?

iii) Explain how far away can the siren be heard? (I = threshold of hearing)

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