Question

A tuning fork, a glass tube, and a tall graduated cylinder are used to find the speed of sound in air. A tuning fork is struck and the length of the air column in the tube is changed by lifting it up and down in a graduated.

At the correct column length a loud musical note can be heard. This occurs because successive vibrations build up. This is known as
Responses

A diffraction.diffraction.

B harmonics.harmonics.

C instrumentation.instrumentation.

D resonance.

Answers

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The correct answer is:

D) resonance.

Resonance occurs when the frequency of the tuning fork matches the natural frequency of the air column in the tube, leading to an amplification of the sound.

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