Physics: Tuning Fork Vibration

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During the vibration of the tuning fork, when the prongs go away from each other, what happens to the air pressure outside the prongs?

It increases

What term is used to describe the region with high pressure and high density when the prongs of the tuning fork are close to each other?

Compression

When the prongs of the tuning fork come close to each other during vibration, what happens to the air molecules near them?

They get more space to move away from each other

What term is used to describe the region where air is at low pressure and low density when the prongs of the tuning fork are close together?

Rarefaction

What happens to the air molecules in the region where rarefaction occurs?

They transfer energy to nearby air molecules

How do compression and rarefaction created by the tuning fork prongs lead to hearing a sound by vibrating the ear-drum?

Specific signals reach the ear

What is the term used to describe the region where air is at high pressure and high density when the prongs of the tuning fork go away from each other?

Compression

When the tuning fork prongs come close to each other during vibration, what term describes the region with low pressure and low density?

Rarefaction

What happens to the air pressure in the region when compression is created by the tuning fork prongs moving away from each other?

Increases

How is rarefaction defined in the context of the tuning fork vibrations?

Region with low pressure and low density

What happens to the air molecules near the tuning fork prongs when they go away from each other?

They compress together

During the vibration of a tuning fork, what is the term for the motion where the air molecules near the prongs get more space to move away from each other?

Rarefaction motion

Explore the concept of tuning fork vibration and the resulting compression of air surrounding the prongs. Learn about the step-by-step process of the prongs' motion and the creation of high pressure areas.

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