After an approaching ambulance passes a stationary observer, what does the frequency of the sound of the siren heard by the observer appear to do?

przesypkai4

przesypkai4

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2022-07-21

After an approaching ambulance passes a stationary observer, what does the frequency of the sound of the siren heard by the observer appear to do?

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wintern90

wintern90

Beginner2022-07-22Added 12 answers

This is known as doppler effect.
The wavefronts get more spread out as the relative speed between the sound waves propagating towards the observer and the ambulance increases.
Therefore, there will be a longer time interval between successive wavefronts.

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