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Doppler Effect
Doppler Effect
Question!
The
sound emitted from the siren of an
ambulance has a frequency of 1500Hz.
The speed of sound is Calculate the
difference in frequency heard by a
stationary observer as the ambulance
travels towards and then away from
the observer at a speed of
Question!
If
the siren is at rest and the listener is
moving away at 30, what frequency
does the listener hear?
Given the speed of sound is 340.
Question!
A
train moving at a speed of 40 sounds
its whistle, which has a frequency of
5.00Hz. Determine the frequency heard
by a stationary observer as the train
approaches the observer. Given the
speed of sound is 34
Question!
An
ambulance travels down a highway
at a speed of 33.5, its siren emitting
sound at frequency of 4.00Hz. What
frequency is heard by a passenger in a
car travelling at 24.6in the opposite
direction as the car ambulance
(a)Approach each other
(b)Pass and move away from each
other
Take the speed of sound in air to be
Question!
A
police car with its 300Hz siren is
moving toward a warehouse at 30,
intending to crash through the door.
What frequency does the driver of the
police car hear reflected from the
warehouse?
Given the speed of sound is 340.