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If a gun is fired when we are on the lun...

If a gun is fired when we are on the lunar surface, its report will be heard

A

100 km away

B

1 km away

C

10 km away

D

not at all

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The correct Answer is:
D
We know that sound waves cannot travel in vacuum. Since there is no atmosphere on the surface of the moon, therefore we cannot hear the explosions on the surface of the moon.
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