We can hear sound when a cricket ball strikes the floor because

The air particles from the floor flow into our ears

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The air particles near the floor vibrate and produce longitudinal waves to flow through the air into our ears

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The air particles from the floor vibrate and produce transverse waves to flow through the air into our ears

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The wavelength of the sound wave is large enough to produce the hearing sensation

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Solution

The correct option is B
The air particles near the floor vibrate and produce longitudinal waves to flow through the air into our ears

Sound is propagated through vibration in air particles. The vibrating source excites the air surrounding it to produce longitudinal sound wave and propagate to our ears. The air near the source vibrates to cause the neighboring air particles to vibrate and so on to pass the signal to the ear.

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