During baseball practice,the third-base coach yells to the pitcher to try a fastball.The pitcher knows that it is the third-base coach,not the first-base coach,who is talking to him because the sound of the coach's voice reaches his left ear _____ than his right ear and is _____ in his left ear than his right ear.
A) later; softer
B) later; louder
C) sooner; softer
D) sooner; louder

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Since the sound reaches the left ear later, it means the sound had to travel a greater distance to reach that ear compared to the right ear, which indicates that the coach is located to the left of the pitcher. Additionally, since the sound is softer in the left ear, it means that the sound waves were partially blocked by the pitcher's head on the side of the left ear.

During Baseball Practice,the Third-Base Coach Yells to the Pitcher to Try