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Which refers to the amount of energy in a sound wave per unit of time and is also related to the loudness of a sound?

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The average amount of energy passing through a unit area per unit of time in a specified direction is called the intensity of the wave. As the amplitude of the sound wave increases, the intensity of the sound increases. Sounds with higher intensities are perceived to be louder.

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