Question

The intensity of sound depends on the ear of the listener.

(a) True

(b) False

This question was posed to me in an internship interview.

The query is from Acoustics topic in section Acoustics and Ventilation of Construction & Building Materials

Answer 1

The correct choice is (b) False

Explanation: Intensity of sound is independent of the ear of the listener. However, loudness does depend on the ear of the listener. There is a possibility that the same listener gives different judgments about the loudness of sounds having the same intensity but different frequencies.