Question

Write any two effects of sound waves of higher intensity to the environment and write any two ways to minimize it.

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Noise" is any unwanted sound or extraneous sounds (sound without any function). Noise affects the natural environment. For example, extra sounds cause "auditory masking" which reduces an animal's ability to detect communications and predators. Some birds sing at a higher pitch in noisier areas. Because female birds of certain species prefer males singing at a lower pitch since it denotes maturity, this may lead to reduced bird populations. Other birds may just sing louder in noisy areas. Chinese frogs have even shifted their calls to the ultrasonic range (above the frequencies humans can hear) so they can locate each other during mating season. Gleaning bats (those that pluck insects from leaves) will not hunt in noisy areas. Noise also "stresses" wildlife making them less resistant to disease. Noise definitely affects aquatic environments. Sound travels much faster and farther underwater, which means a noise source can have a much greater radius of impact than it would have on land. Studies have also shown that low ­frequency noise in the oceans,­ largely related to increased commercial shipping,­ has increased by as much as 10 dB since the 1960s.

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