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How Is But Why Made? What Is Sound?

But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

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How Does a Radio Signal Carry Sound?

Radio waves work a lot like light waves or like light coming from a light bulb. They're at a different frequency so we can't see them with our eye but they can be picked up by a radio. We've been learning about sound and sound is vibration that moves through the air to our eardrums and we interpret that vibration as a sound. So how does a radio signal carry sound if I can't hear it and then how do I hear it through my radio?

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