Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Sound

Sound — practice question

A police car is standing still in dense traffic with its siren on. A pedestrian observes that the pitch changes even though the loudness of the sound heard stays constant. Which row gives the amplitude and frequency of the sound?

  • Aamplitude: constant; frequency: constant
  • Bamplitude: constant; frequency: varying
  • Camplitude: varying; frequency: constant
  • Damplitude: varying; frequency: varying

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