Q-90.1's Our Universe
The Doppler Effect
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 0:04:00
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Synopsis
Have you ever noticed how the siren of an ambulance sounds higher in pitch when it’s approaching, and lower when it’s driving away from you? That shift in pitch is related to the Doppler effect – an observed change in the length of a wave due to relative motion between the source and the observer.