The Basics of Sound

by Christopher Cooper

Ticking clocks, claps of thunder, the human voice--sound is anything that can be heard. Hearing sound is one thing, but understanding just how it works and what its properties are is quite another. Answering these questions and others concerning supersonic speed and breaking the sound barrier, how the human voice and ear work, and the age-old question of whether a tree falling in the forest unobserved makes any noise, this volume provides an accessible...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477777660
• ISBN13: 9781477777664
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Rosen Young Adult
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12