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the answer is no it does not make a sound, this is because sound does not exist until someone or something picks it up. nothing actually makes sound, if a tree falls it gives off "VIBRATIONS" and "ENERGY" and that vibration travels for so far, and if it does not reach an eardrum than that vibration never turned into a sound. Humans pick up these vibrations with there ear drums and we take it as a sound, but if an eardrum does not pick it up, its just a lost vibration.
this also applies to a microphone, think of the eardrum as a microphone.
so if a tree falls in the middle of no where and there is no one around to hear it, does it make a sound? no it makes a vibration and an energy.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoOf course it will, just because no one is there doesn't mean there won't be sound.
Well, it could be heard by animals, but you hear sounds when vibrations vibrate against your eardrum, so it could not be a sound too.
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∙ 14y agoThe sound of a tree falling in an empty forest, doesn't exist, because sound is only sound if it is heard by something. A falling tree without someone hearing it fall, makes no sound.
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∙ 8y agoIf it's on the ground then it would be fair assumption that it did indeed fall, regardless of whether anyone heard it.
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∙ 12y agoNo. If no one is there then it is only making vibrations. Someone has to be there to perceive the vibrations as sound.
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If a tree falls in the forest and nobodys around to hear it did it really fall?
Yes it does fall, but nobody hears it.
Does someone or something have to hear a sound for that something to have made a sound Example if a tree falls when no one is present to hear it does it make a sound?
No. It is an old riddle. And yes, a tree does make a sound when it falls.
What kind of wave is created if a tree falls in a forest?
A sound wave ... Although if the tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it does it make a sound? :))
If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it does it still make noise?
Actaully this is a trick question the real answer is how do you know nobody is there to hear it. no it is not a trick question--- it is searching for the defionation of sound and not the reception of it other people also say either yes or no. yes:because when a tree falls vibrations are created and either if someone is around to hear it or not it will still make a noise. no:because even though a tree makes vibrations if no one is around to hear it but how do we know for sure it makes a knows.... if someone were to test this it would be incredible.
If a tree falls in the forest does Tyler hear it?
no, he is too busy beating off
Who said if a tree falls in the woods and there is nobody around to hear it does it make a sound?
You.
What makes an apple fall from a tree?
Gravity. It falls when it gets heavy.
If a tree falls in a forest, but there is no one there to hear it, does it still make a sound?
Yes. Even though no one is there, if the tree doesn't find something to "Dampen" it's fall, it will make a loud sound... -Have a nice Day! --Theoretically: Yes, Hypothetically: No
Why is it said when a tree falls in the forest no sound is heard?
because no one is around to hear it!
What will happen to the ground plants when a tree falls in a woodland?
the real question is, will anyone hear it?
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If a tree falls in the woods does anyone hear it?
Which philosopher wrote if a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it does it make a sound?
yes if a tree does fall in a forest it does make a sound because it is not a vacuum (where few or no particles are ; space) the air around it has matter and a medium so the compressions and rarefactions travel through a medium and create sound waves and the tree vibrates so the answer is yes if a tree falls in a forest it does make a sound.
