A sparrow flying in air sits on a stretched telegraph wire. If the weight of the sparrow is W ,which of the following is true about the tension T produced in the wire?
When the sparrow sits on the wire, it causes a deflection in the wire, creating a vertical component of tension. The tension in the wire must counteract not only the weight of the sparrow but also the additional vertical components due to the deflection. Therefore, the tension T in the wire is greater than the weight W of the sparrow: $T > W$.