A workman was working on a rail track. A young boy at a distance holds his ear close to the railway track. The boy was able to hear the sound of each blow or the workman twice. It is because
speed of sound is greater in steel than in air
speed of sound is greater in air than in steel
part of sound waves is reflected between rail tracks
the boy's ears are at a different distance from the source
Correct Answer :
A. speed of sound is greater in steel than in air
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