MDCAT Physics MCQ #3961

A tuning fork produces a sound wave. If it is held near a closed pipe, what happens to the air inside the pipe?

MDCAT Physics MCQ #3961

  1. Question 1

    Q1. A tuning fork produces a sound wave. If it is held near a closed pipe, what happens to the air inside the pipe?

    • A) It does not vibrate
    • B) It vibrates at the same frequency as the tuning fork
    • C) It vibrates at a different frequency
    • D) It becomes still

    Answer: It vibrates at the same frequency as the tuning fork

    Explanation: The air inside the pipe vibrates at the same frequency due to forced vibration. Option C is incorrect because the frequency is the same, not different.