consider the intensities of the sounds listed below. which lists the amplitudes of sound waves from these…

Answer:

chainsaw, diesel truck, rustling leaves

Explanation:

Step1: Understand the relationship between sound level and amplitude

The higher the sound level in decibels, the greater the amplitude of the sound wave.

Step2: Analyze each option

• For "busy roadway, kids whispering, average home": Busy roadway has a relatively high sound level (around 80 - 90 dB if it's heavy traffic - similar to the table's heavy truck traffic which is 80 dB), kids whispering is around 20 dB, average home is around 40 - 50 dB. So the order is wrong as it should be busy roadway > average home > kids whispering.
• For "chainsaw, diesel truck, rustling leaves": Chainsaw is 90 dB (from the table), diesel truck (assuming similar to heavy truck traffic which is 80 dB), rustling leaves is a very low - amplitude sound (much lower than 80 dB). This order (chainsaw (higher amplitude) > diesel truck > rustling leaves (lower amplitude)) is correct based on the decibel - amplitude relationship.
• For "kids whispering, vacuum cleaner, jet airplane": Kids whispering is 20 dB, vacuum cleaner is around 70 - 80 dB, jet airplane is 130 - 140 dB. The order should be jet airplane > vacuum cleaner > kids whispering.
• For "library, conversational speech, music from speaker": Library is 50 dB, conversational speech is 60 dB, music from speaker can be much higher (e.g., rock and roll concert is 120 dB). The order should be music from speaker (if it's loud) > conversational speech > library.