Physics homework help?????

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Physics homework help?????

Would it be correct to say that the Doppler effect is the apparent change in the speed of a wave due to motion of the source?

2006-09-13 10:55:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help

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when a source ıf sound is moving toward an observer , the pitch is higher than when the source is at rest and when the source is travelling away from the observer , the pitch is slower this is known as doppler effect

2006-09-13 11:02:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋

no it is the frequency of the wave and not the speed that changes

2006-09-13 17:57:00 · answer #2 · answered by cd4017 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Sounds plausible to me. But who am I to say? I am just a MOM!!! LOL

2006-09-13 17:56:46 · answer #3 · answered by jennifersuem 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋