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What happens when prong of a tuning fork is stretched outward from its normal position?

Important Questions on Sound

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What conclusion can be obtained from the observation that when the prongs of a sound-making tuning fork touch the surface of water in a beaker, the water gets splashed?
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In the region of compression or rarefaction in a longitudinal wave the physical quantity which does not change is
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A part of longitudinal wave in which particles of medium are farther away than the normal particles is called:
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Explain the terms 'compressions' and 'rarefactions' of a wave. What type of waves consists of compressions and rarefactions?
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An instrument commonly used in the laboratory to produce a sound of some particular frequency is _____.
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 A longitudinal sound wave in air consists of :
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Describe a simple experiment to show that the prongs of a sound-producing tuning fork are vibrating.
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 A longitudinal wave consists of :
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A pulse 
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In case of a longitudinal wave, in the region of rarefaction
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Can sound travel through a vacuum? Describe an experiment to explain your answer.
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A sound wave consists of _____.
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 In the compression region of the medium in case of longitudinal wave :
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Can two person hear each other on moon’s surface? Give reason to support your answer.
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The wavelength is the linear distance between the _____.
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The density of air at some point in a longitudinal sound wave is minimum at an instant. The pressure of air at that point is :
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Sound cannot travel in _____.
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The change in density/pressure of a medium from maximum value to minimum value and again to maximum value, due to the propagation of a longitudinal wave is called one complete:
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A part of the longitudinal wave in which particles of medium are closer than the normal particles is called:
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A tuning fork has a number 384 marked on it. What does this number signify?