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Give one reason why the energy carried by sound waves decreases as those sound waves travel through air.
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Air absorbs part of the acoustic energy: viscous friction and heat conduction between compressed and rarefied regions convert sound energy into thermal energy, so the wave is attenuated as it travels.
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