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Introduction to Waves

Waving a hand...

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Waving a hand means "hand acts as a wave"

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True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B False
Hand does not act as a wave, but the motion of a hand creates a disturbance on the surroundings
Thus, a wave is created, but hand dosent act as a wave

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