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Why can you hear someone calling from behind a tree?
ASound diffracts around it
BSound is polarized
CSound outruns light
DSound refracts inside it
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Sound diffracts around it
Sound has a wavelength comparable to everyday objects, so it bends around them by diffraction.
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