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Imagine a cannon being fired on the surface of the moon. Then

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the sound will be heard at the surface of the earth during all seasons
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the sound will not be heard at the surface of the earth
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the sound will not be heard at the surface of the earth during the rainy season
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no sound will be heard on the earth or on the moon
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Solution

The correct option is B the sound will not be heard at the surface of the earth
Sound is mechanical wave, To propagate the sound wave medium is required.
Because of vacuum space between earth and moon sound will not reach on the earth.

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