Doppler Effect

Long sound waves are...

• high pitched
• low pitched
• medium pitched

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Short sound waves are...

• High pitched

• Low pitched

• Medium pitched

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When the car moves AWAY from you, its horn seems...

• Low pitched
• High pitched
• Normal

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When an ambulance moves TOWARD you, it sounds ________ pitched.

• high

• low

• medium

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The Doppler effect is observed when a wave-making source moves towards an observer.

• True

• False

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The Doppler effect occurs when an observer moves towards a wave-making source. 

• True
• False

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When a car moves towards you, how does the sound of its horn seem?

• Low pitched

• High pitched

• Normal

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What can you tell about the motion of this object?

• Moving left.
• Moving right quickly.
• Standing still. 
• Moving up slowly. 

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What is the Doppler Effect?

• A change in frequency due to the relative motion of a wave source and an observer

• When a wave overlaps with another wave

• When a wave bounces off of another object

• When a wave bends due to traveling through a different medium

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The pitch of a sound wave is related to the wave's _________________.

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Period

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