Question

In the last few decades, sound waves have become an important environmental concern. Humpback whales sing songs at low frequencies to communicate and look for mates. In the last 50 years, however, ocean traffic has increased dramatically. Ship engines are bigger, and their propellers stir up more bubbles and produce a greater amount of noise than ever before. All of this activity emits low frequency noise into the ocean that some say negatively affects the whales. Since both whales and ships emit low frequency sounds, it is possible that these sounds will interfere with each other when they a