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A person standing on a railway platform listens to the whistles of arriving and departing trains. The whistle heard is – |
| A. | the same in both cases in all respects |
| B. | of higher intensity when train arrives |
| C. | of higher pitch when train arrives |
| D. | of higher pitch when train departs |
| Answer» C. of higher pitch when train arrives | |
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Explanation: Sound is a sequence of waves of pressure that propagates through compressible media such as air or water. (Sound can propagate through solids as well, but there are additional modes of propagation). |
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