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Ocean Roar - Answer = C

Noises from the environment, including the slight whispers of a breeze passing the shell, will excite the shell's air volume at its resonant frequencies. The coming and going of these resonant frequencies gives the listener the illusion of hearing the ocean waves come and go. (from The Flying Circus of Physics by Jearl Walker)

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