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UNITS DEVICES DIMENSIONS AND MEASUREMENTS
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Question
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Which instrument is used to measure intensity of sound?
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Altimeter
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Ammeter
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Audiometer
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Anemometer
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -An audiometer is a device that measures how well a person can hear certain sounds. A modern version of it is still used today to diagnose hearing loss. Decibels are different from other familiar scales of measurement. While many standard measuring devices, such as rulers, are linear, the decibel scale is logarithmic.
Detailed explanation-2: -One application is the noise measurement of sound intensity in the air at a listener’s location as a sound energy quantity. Sound intensity is not the same physical quantity as sound pressure. Human hearing is sensitive to sound pressure which is related to sound intensity.
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