if a tree falls in the woods and no one is around to hear it does it make a sound???

Question

im bored so im just asking any question

Answer 1

no because a in order to be a sound wave there has to be a receiving end

Answer 2

That depends on how you want to difine sound. The tree will generate sound waves, so in that sense, yes it does. But if you define sound as an auditory effect produced by a given cause, than no, because there is no auditory effect if no one is receiving the sound waves.

Answer 3

It will definitely make sound. Although there will be no one to hear it. The bird may hear it. If someone leaves a phone there he will hear the sound far off.

By the way this is a very strange question. Surely you are bored.

Answer 4

That depends on how you want to difine sound. The tree will generate sound waves, so in that sense, yes it does. But if you define sound as an auditory effect produced by a given cause, than no, because there is no auditory effect if no one is receiving the sound waves.

cyber, why did you copy my answer?

Answer 5

It sure does. It is impossible for a tree to fall noiselessly be there a listener or not. sound will act naturally how it acts when people are there.

Answer 6

Well i guess. But we wouldnt really kno because there was no one around to hear.


Im bored too so im asking your question.

Answer 7

The only sound that can be heard is the sound of all the other trees laughing at it (and some of the animals, too).

Answer 8

Yes, because there are always living creatures with perfectly good hearing in the forest.

Now go outside and play.

Answer 9

there would be a sound but since no one is there no one can hear it. (what kind of retarded question is that?) you spent 3 points for that?

Answer 10

If a man says something, and no woman is around to hear him, is he still wrong?