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When a tuning fork vibrates, the waves produced in the fork are

A

Longitudinal

B

Transverse

C

Progressive

D

Stationary

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  • when a turning fork vibrates , waves produced in the stem are

    A
    longitudinal
    B
    transverse
    C
    sometimes longitudinal and sometimes transverse
    D
    niether longitudial nor transverse
  • When a tuning fork is vibrated , another in the neighbourhood begins to vibrate . This is due to the phenomenon of

    A
    gravitation
    B
    Newto's III law
    C
    resonance
    D
    consonance
  • A number of tuning forks are arranged in the order of increasing frequencies and any two successive tuning forks produce 4 beats/second, when sounded together. If the frequency of the last tuning fork is the octave of the first tuning fork and if the frequency of the first tuning fork is 256 Hz, then the number of tuning forks is

    A
    46
    B
    60
    C
    65
    D
    30