2006-12-13 12:54:00 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Measure the speed of sound.
Using a long open tube and a tank of water, dip the tube in the water and hold the tuning fork over the tube. At certain lengths, the sound will resonate in the tube. Measure two different lengths that cause resonance and use them to figure out the speed of sound. Only one length is actually necessary but using two will remove one source of error.
Information on the relationship of the speed of sound to temperature can be found at wikipedia. You can work backwards to temperature with a little work.
2006-12-13 13:16:06 · answer #1 · answered by Ron E 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
let the tuning fork sit in the room for a little while so it can reach room temperature, and then strike it. The higher the pitch, the colder the room. The lower the pitch the warmer the room.
2006-12-13 21:02:00 · answer #2 · answered by jpferrierjr 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Electronic thermometer hooked to a clapper. Strike the tuning fork. The thermometer turns on. Then you can read the temperature.
2006-12-13 21:03:13 · answer #3 · answered by Ricky J. 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if you have an EXTREMELY acurate way to determine the frequency it's producing, you'd be able to tell the temperature because the frequency will change very slightly because of the expansion and contraction of the metal... you would have to have a set of data points already (ie. know that at 10 degrees its 440.2, at 40 its 440.8, at 95 it's 441). but you would have to go to a large number of decimal points to see any change.
2006-12-13 21:02:58 · answer #4 · answered by Celeste 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tape a temperature strip to it, and leave it in the room for a few hours.
2006-12-13 20:57:27 · answer #5 · answered by Dutch 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋