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The Reflected Waves from an Ionosphere Are __ - Physics

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प्रश्न

The reflected waves from an ionosphere are _____.

(a) ground waves

(b) sky waves

(c) space waves

(d) very high-frequency waves

उत्तर

sky waves

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