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प्रश्न
When a body vibrates under a periodic force, the vibrations of the body are ______.
विकल्प
natural vibrations
Damped vibrations
Forced vibrations
Resonant vibrations
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उत्तर
When a body vibrates under a periodic force, the vibrations of the body are forced vibrations.
Explanation:
A body's vibrations that take place under the influence of an external periodic force acting on it are called forced vibrations.
संबंधित प्रश्न
What are forced vibrations?
In following figure shows two tuning forks A and B of the same frequency mounted on two separate sound boxes with their open ends facing each other. The fork A is set into vibration.
- Describe your observation.
- State the principle illustrated by this experiment.

A bucket kept under a running tap is getting filled with water. A person sitting at a distance is able to get an idea when the bucket is about to be filled.
(i) What change takes place in the sound to give this idea?
(ii) What causes the change in the sound?
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Explain why stringed musical instruments, like the guitar, are provided with a hollow box.
State two ways in which resonance differs from forced vibrations.
Explain a tuning fork (vibrating) is held close to ear. One hears a faint sound. The same vibrating tuning fork is placed on table, such that its handle is in contact with table, one hears a loud sound.
What do you understand by forced vibrations?
What are the factors that affect the frequency of a vibrating string and how do they affect the frequency?
