Complete the following:
Q1. There are two speakers at the front of the room. Each is outputting a 250Hz pure tone. For each of the following situations, will you hear constructive interference (a loud noise) or destructive interference (soft or no noise). λ represents the wavelength of the 250Hz tone.
Choices: Constructive, Destructive.
a. You are 2.5 λ away from speaker A; 3 λ away from speaker B and at the speakers the waves are exactly in phase.
b. You are 3 λ away from speaker A; 2 λ away from speaker B and at the speakers the waves are exactly in phase.
c. You are 3 λ away from speaker A; 2.5 λ away from speaker B and at the speakers the waves are exactly out of phase.
d. You are 3 λ away from speaker A; 2 λ away from speaker B and at the speakers the waves are exactly out of phase.
Q2. You are standing in the middle of a large room listening to acacaphony of sounds. Rank the intensity level of the sounds from each source (1=loudest, 2= next loudest, ...) Consider all objects to be right next to you. (Remember that if you have a tie, you skip some ranks.)
a. One hundred buzzers each are producing a sound with intensity level of 73dB.
b. An object emitting a sound with an intensity of 90dB.
c. Two buzzers each are producing a sound with intensity level of 88dB.
d. Ten buzzers each are producing a sound with intensity level of 78dB.
Q3. You are standing in the middle of a large room listening to a cacaphony of sounds. Rank the intensity of the sounds from each source (1=loudest, 2= next loudest, ...) Consider all objects to be right next to you.
a. An object emitting a sound with an intensity of 1.0×105 W/m2.
b. An object emitting a sound with an intensity level of 110 dB.
c. Two buzzers each are producing a sound with intensity level of 40 dB.
d. An object emitting a sound with an intensity level of 50 dB.
Q4. A stereo is playing music with an output of 55 dB. If the volume is turned up so that the output intensity is 100 times greater, what will be the new intensity level?