Name the phenomenon that causes a loud sound when the stem of a vibrating tuning fork is kept pressed on the surface of a table.

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The phenomenon which causes the loud sound is resonance. Due to resonance, the amplitude of vibration increases and so the intensity resulting in the increased loudness of sound.

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