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====== Q10.1 Sound - What Is the difference between sound & noise: ======

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Sound, vibration, sound waves, pitch,& volume.

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Sound is what we hear. Noise is unwanted sound. The difference between sound and noise depends upon the listener and the circumstances. Country music can be heard as a sound by one person and as an extremely annoying noise to another.

http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/phys_agents/noise_basic.html

Intensity, pitch and volume:
  * http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/sound/Lesson-2/Intensity-and-the-Decibel-Scale
  * http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/sound

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CONCEPT:  What is Sound?

The scientific definition of sound, provides a fairly simple answer:

Sound is what we hear. Noise is unwanted sound. The difference between sound and noise depends upon the listener and the circumstances. Country music and/or jazz can be heard as a sound by one person and as an extremely annoying noise to another.

Reference: Physics of sound: http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/sound

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