Solved: The sound intensity 50 m from a wailing tornado

Chapter 16, Problem 16.106

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The sound intensity 50 m from a wailing tornado siren is 0.10 W/m2 . a. What is the intensity at 1000 m? b. The weakest intensity likely to be heard over background noise is 1 mW/m2 . Estimate the maximum distance at which the siren can be heard.

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