alleryStart learning →Why can skywaves reach beyond the horizon?
AClouds guide them along
BGround conducts them onward
CIonosphere reflects them back
DMountains diffract them
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Ionosphere reflects them back
The ionosphere sends the waves back to Earth, so the path is not limited by the curvature of the Earth.
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