Hard materials used for sound insulation are good absorbers.

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• The amount of sound transmitted outside a room depends on the surface while the amount of sound reflected or absorbed depends on the sound insulation properties of the surface.
• The sound insulation offered by rigid homogenous walls decreases with the increase in the thickness of the wall.
• Concrete floor floating construction provides good insulation against __________ sounds.
• Which of the following is not a characteristic of sound?
• Sound travels faster in gases than in solids.
• The velocity of sound in bricks is __________
• The intensity of sound is proportional to __________ of amplitude.
• The intensity of sound depends on the ear of the listener.
• For an echo to be distinguished as separate, it should reach the ear _________ of a second after the direct sound.
• Calculate the transmission loss given the sound levels measured on either side of the wall is 60 dB and 40 dB.