Question
Answer the following question:
Long distance radio broadcasts use short-wave bands. Why?
Long distance radio broadcasts use short-wave bands. Why?
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Answer
Long distance radio broadcasts use shortwave bands because only these bands can be refracted by the ionosphere.
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