Question

An astronaut takes a tuning fork with her to the moon she strikes it inside the cabin the cabin is normally filled with air so the humans inside the spacecraft are comfortable she also strikes it outside the spacecraft when she gets down on the surface of the moon which of the following is true about the tuning fork?

A: it does not vibrate inside the spacecraft
B: id does not vibrate on moon surface
C: it vibrations are not transmitted inside the spacecraft
D:it's vibrations are not transmitted to the moon's atmosphere

Answer 1

d

Step-by-step explanation:

a and b: it vibrates in both the difference is whether you hear the sound or not the lack or presence of molecules does not hinder the timing fork from vibrating but can hinder you from hearing since sound is a mechanical wave therefore require a medium bringing us to (c) these vibrations are transmitted because there is presence of a medium i.e air molecules so sound can be heard

but in (c) it is true since the vibrations are created but are not transmitted to your ears due to lack of a medium