Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Doppler effect for sound waves

Doppler effect for sound waves — practice question

A vehicle travels at constant velocity along a road straight towards an observer. As it goes past the observer, the frequency detected from the vehicle’s sound alters. Which phenomenon accounts for this change in frequency?

  • Adiffraction
  • Binterference
  • Cpolarisation
  • Dthe Doppler effect

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