State True or False:

Ionosphere plays a vital role in radio wave communication.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is A
True

Ultraviolet light from the sun collides with atoms in the ionosphere knocking electrons loose. This creates ions or atoms with missing electrons. This is what gives the ionosphere its name and it is the free electrons that cause the reflection of radio waves.

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