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Sound waves are similar to the waves ______.

Of laser light passing through air

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Generated in a stretched wire by hitting or plucking the wire

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Generated in a pipe filled with air by moving the piston attached to the pipe up and down

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Generated by the mobile phone towers

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Solution

The correct option is B Generated in a stretched wire by hitting or plucking the wire
Sound waves are similar to the waves generated in a stretched wire by hitting or plucking the wire.

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