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Question E3B04

From subelement E3 - E3B

E3B04
Answer: B

What are “extraordinary” and “ordinary” waves?

AExtraordinary waves exhibit rare long-skip propagation, compared to ordinary waves, which travel shorter distances
BIndependently propagating, elliptically polarized waves created in the ionosphere
CLong-path and short-path waves
DRefracted rays and reflected waves