Quick Quiz 17.4 A vibrating guitar string makes very little sound if it is not
mounted on the guitar. But if this vibrating string is attached to the guitar body, so that the
body of the guitar vibrates, the sound is higher in intensity. This is because (a) the power
of the vibration is spread out over a larger area (b) the energy leaves the guitar at a higher
rate (c) the speed of sound is higher in the material of the guitar body (d) none of these.