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Marching soldiers crossing a suspension bridge are usually advised to break their steps to avoid damaging the bridge owing to

A.

oscillation

B.

resonance

C.

swinging

D.

vibration

Correct answer is B

Marching soldiers crossing a suspension bridge are usually advised to break their steps to avoid damaging the bridge owing to resonance. The steps of the marching soldiers can set the bridge into vibration, and when the frequency of the bridge is equal to that of the steps of the soldiers, the resonance occurs,and at this resonance, the bridge vibrates violently with maximum amplitude, and can collapse.