Understanding Doppler

Practice Questions

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Questions
6
1

An ambulance turns on its siren as it is driving away from you. What happens to the sound pitch?

2

An ambulance turns on its siren as it is driving towards you. What happens to the sound pitch?

3

You and a friend are running down the street at . Your friend yells something. What will happen to the frequency of the yell that you perceive, compared to the sound that your friend actually made?

4

An ambulance drives past a stationary man. Its siren has a frequency of . As the ambulance passes the man and drives off, which of the following is a possible frequency that the man would hear?

5

You are standing on a street corner when an ambulance rushes past you, blaring its siren. At what point do you actually hear the frequency that the ambulance siren is emitting?

6

An ambulance drives past a stationary man. Its siren has a frequency of . As the ambulance approaches the man, which of the following is a possible frequency that the man would hear?

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