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                                           Factors affecting the sound

                                                      intensity:

       1-The distance between  2-The amplitude               3-The area of        4-The             5-The wind
       the ear and the sound         of vibration of the  the vibrating           medium            direction
       source                        sound source            surface              density

                                                                                  through
                                                                                  which the
                                                                                  sound travels









       -Sound intensity              -Sound intensity        -Sound               Sound             -Sound
       decreases gradually as        decreases               intensity            intensity         intensity
       the distance between          gradually by            increases when  increases as           increases

       the source of sound and  decreases the                the mobile is        the medium        when
       the ear increases.            amplitude of the        put on the box       density           direction of
                                     vibration.              (resonance           increases and     wind and it is
       This is because:
                                                             body).               vice versa.
                                     This is because:                                               in the same
       Inverse Square Law:                                   Note:
       Sound intensity at a          Sound intensity at      -Stringed                              direction of
       point is inversely            a point is directly     musical                                wind.

       proportional to the           proportional to         instruments                            Or
       square distance               the                     such as (guitar                        -Sound
       between the sound             square of the           and violin) the                        intensity

       source and this point.        amplitude of the        strings are                            decreases
         (I)                         vibration of  sound     fixed above an                         when
                                     source.                 empty wooden                           direction of
                                                             box (resonance                         wind and it is
                                                             box) to increase                       in the
                                                             the sound                              opposite
                                                             intensity.                             direction of
                                 2
                                            (d )
                                                                                                    wind.










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