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We can hear the whistle of a distant train clearly early in the morning in winter.

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the sounds travel through the medium of air.What we hear reach us through the surrounding air. In winter the density of air is increased due to change in its temperature therefore we can hear the whistle of a distant train clearly in the morning in winter.
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