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The sound of a bomb explosion travels faster than the sound produced by a humming bee.

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True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B
False

The velocity of sound in a medium does not depend on its loudness, pitch or quality. Thus the sound of a bomb explosion and the sound produced by humming bee, even though having entirely different characteristics, travel with the same speed.

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