Doppler Effect of Sound Waves
 

Doppler Effect of Sound Waves problem 24


A vehicle moves with constant velocity along a road directly towards an observer. The observed frequency of the sound from the vehicle changes as the vehicle moves past the observer. Which phenomenon explains the change in frequency?


  • diffraction


  • interference


  • polarisation


  • the Doppler effect


 

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