Question

The list contains five everyday sounds.

jet engine → fire truck → alarm clock → cat meowing → leaves rustling → person whispering
Which of the following best describes the list?

Answer 1

Below are given the noise levels of different sounds.

Explanation:

Everyday sounds are alarms clock, leaves rustling, person, whispering, and cat meowing. These are low-level sounds and do not cause harm to hearing.

Other high-level sounds are

20 dB – Leaves rustling

30 dB – Whisper

40 dB – Quiet library

50 dB – Moderate rainfall

60 dB – Normal conversations or dishwashers

70 dB – Traffic, vacuums

80 dB – Alarm clocks

120 dB - jet engine

If the human hears a sound of above 80 levels on a daily basis then it causes loss of hearing.