The wavelength (λ) times the frequency (f) is equal to the velocity. The speed of sound in air is roughly 340 meters per second. That number obviously depends on the temperature of the air, the percentage of humidity, and many other things.
If λf=v, then with some basic pre-pre-pre-algebra we can determine that λ=v/f.
So, time to plug in numbers. λ = 340/440. λ = .7727 meters, or more precisely, 17/22
Wavelength = speed /frequency = 332/440 = 75.45 cm(rounded)
Lower frequency equates to a longer wavelength, so the 340 Hz tuning fork would emit a longer wavelength sound.
A tuning fork combined with a quartz sound magnet.
The frequency of a wave motion is the number of waves passing through a fixed position each second. Thus, the sound wave emitted from the tuning fork has a frequency of 384 Hz means that the fork is vibrating 384 times per second.
standard tuning
Wavelength = speed /frequency = 332/440 = 75.45 cm(rounded)
Lower frequency equates to a longer wavelength, so the 340 Hz tuning fork would emit a longer wavelength sound.
If it's vibrating in air, then the wavelength of the sound it produces is(343) divided by (the tuning fork's frequency) meters
The level of the sound or the amplitude of the sound has nothing to do with the wavelength. Speed of sound c = wavelength λ × frequency f.
A tuning fork combined with a quartz sound magnet.
The pitch lowers as the wavelength of the sound increases. It's called the Doppler effect
3.8 mm = 0.0038 meter(340 meters per second) / (0.0038 meter) = 89,474 per second = 89,474 Hz. (rounded)
The frequency of a wave motion is the number of waves passing through a fixed position each second. Thus, the sound wave emitted from the tuning fork has a frequency of 384 Hz means that the fork is vibrating 384 times per second.
standard tuning
A higher pitched sound has a shorter wavelength than a lower pitched sound.
Its wavelength, or pitch. Sound is only vibrations in the air. If the wavelength of the vibration is low, then it will sound "high". If the vibration has a high wavelength, then it will sound "low".
The sound would be muted if a tuning fork is hit and then placed into a cupboard.