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Sound waves are produced by vibrating objects. When the tuning fork is hit with a rubber hammer, the tines begin to vibrate. ... The back and forth vibration of the tines produce disturbances of surrounding air molecules.
- Does striking the tuning fork produce sound?
- What happened when the tuning fork was put in the water?
- What kind of wave does a tuning fork create?
Does striking the tuning fork produce sound?
When you strike it against a soft surface - like the bottom of a shoe or the palm of your hand - the tines vibrate back and forth several hundred times per second. The vibrations are usually so fast that you can only see it in slow motion. The tuning fork's vibrations interact with the surrounding air to create sound.
What happened when the tuning fork was put in the water?
When the tuning fork was placed in the water, the vibrations went right into the water and caused the water to vibrate. The tuning fork was vibrating very fast and caused some of the water to splash out.
What kind of wave does a tuning fork create?
We know that in a transverse wave, the particles of the medium move perpendicular to the direction of propagation of the wave. Therefore, the wave produced in the stem of the tuning fork is the transverse wave.
