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Distinguish between loudness and intensity of sound. - Science
Question
Distinguish between loudness and intensity of sound.
Answer
Distinguish between Loudness and Intensity:
| Intensity | Loudness |
| It is the amount of sound energy passing each second through a unit area. | It is the measure of the response of the ear to the sound. |
| It is an objective physical quantity (does not depend on the listener). | It is a subjective quantity (depends on the sensitivity of the ear). |
| Two sounds of equal intensity may be heard as having different loudness by different people. | It distinguishes a faint sound from a loud sound. |