Imagine this situation: Three rooms in a row, each one connected by a door to the next one. Room 1 has something that makes a loud noise, e.g. a washing machine. I’m standing in room 3 listening. In one situation, the door between rooms 1 and 2 is closed, while the door between 2 and 3 is open. The other situation it’s the other way round.
Does it make a difference which door is open for the volume of the sound I’m hearing? Why (not)?
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I would imagine that it doesn’t matter which door is open or closed, you would hear it at the same volume. Think about how sound works. It travels though medium, in this case the air and a door, and the further away from its source you get the quieter it becomes. Regardless of either scenario, the sound wave is traveling the same distance, and traveling though the save amount of material (some air and 1 door). So I see no reason why it shouldn’t be the same volume in both scenarios.
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