Intensity of Sound: Suppose that a sound source is emitting waves uniformly in all directions. If you move to a point twice as far away from the source, the frequency of the sound will be
A. unchanged.
B. half as great.
C. one-fourth as great.
D. twice as great.
Answer: A
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