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What is the range of frequencies that elicit an auditory percept in humans?
What is the range of frequencies that elicit an auditory percept in humans?
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz (correct)
- 15 Hz - 30 kHz
- 5 Hz - 25 kHz
- 10 Hz - 500 kHz
What are sound waves with frequencies above 20 kHz known as?
What are sound waves with frequencies above 20 kHz known as?
- Audible waves
- Infrasound
- Low-frequency waves
- Ultrasound (correct)
What is the interdisciplinary science that deals with the study of mechanical waves in gasses, liquids, and solids including vibration, sound, ultrasound, and infrasound?
What is the interdisciplinary science that deals with the study of mechanical waves in gasses, liquids, and solids including vibration, sound, ultrasound, and infrasound?
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Acoustics (correct)
- Biology
Who is concerned with the recording, manipulation, mixing, and reproduction of sound?
Who is concerned with the recording, manipulation, mixing, and reproduction of sound?
Which subdiscipline of acoustics deals with the study of noise control?
Which subdiscipline of acoustics deals with the study of noise control?