Doppler Effect of Sound Waves
 

Doppler Effect of Sound Waves problem 26


A car is travelling at a constant velocity directly towards a man standing in the middle of the road. The driver sounds the car’s horn as a warning. The horn emits a sound wave of constant frequency. The frequency of the sound heard by the man is different from the frequency of the sound emitted by the horn. Which statement is correct?


  • The frequency of the sound emitted by the horn is greater than the frequency of the sound heard by the man.


  • The frequency of the sound heard by the man depends on the distance between the car and the man.


  • The sound waves continually accelerate as they move from the horn to the man.


  • The wavelength of the sound heard by the man is less than the wavelength of the sound emitted by the horn.


 

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