Answer
10 octaves.
Work Step by Step
Going up 1 octave means doubling the frequency. Find the number of octaves, n, between the 2 frequencies.
$$20000 Hz = 2^n(20Hz)$$
$$1000=2^n$$
$$n=\frac{log1000}{log2}=9.97\approx 10$$
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