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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The sound that a person hears from a drum is produced by
A
echoes
B
reflections
C
pulses
D
vibrations
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Striking the head of the drum changes its shape and compresses the air inside the shell. The compressed air presses on the bottom head and changes its shape. Then, these changes are transmitted to the drum shell and reflected back, and this action is repeated, creating a vibration.

Detailed explanation-2: -For example, when a drum is struck, the flexible skin (sometimes called a membrane) of the drum vibrates. The compression and expansion of the air on either side of the vibrating membrane produces differences in air pressure. The pressure differences generate a sound wave that propagates outward from the drum surface.

Detailed explanation-3: -A drum is known to make a percussive sound.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sound is produced when an object vibrates, creating a pressure wave. This pressure wave causes particles in the surrounding medium (air, water, or solid) to have vibrational motion. As the particles vibrate, they move nearby particles, transmitting the sound further through the medium.

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