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Doppler Effect Questions

This document contains 8 questions regarding the doppler effect and how the frequency of sound is altered based on the relative motion of the source and observer. Specifically, it asks the reader to calculate frequencies heard by observers or speeds based on changes in perceived frequency as sources approach, pass by, or move away from observers. The questions range from straightforward doppler effect calculations to more complex problems involving sources moving in circles or trains passing stations.

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Doppler Effect Questions

This document contains 8 questions regarding the doppler effect and how the frequency of sound is altered based on the relative motion of the source and observer. Specifically, it asks the reader to calculate frequencies heard by observers or speeds based on changes in perceived frequency as sources approach, pass by, or move away from observers. The questions range from straightforward doppler effect calculations to more complex problems involving sources moving in circles or trains passing stations.

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Some doppler effect questions

1. A source of sound frequency 2kHz is approaching an observer at


a speed of 50 ms-1. If the velocity of sound is 336 ms-1, what is
the frequency heard by the observer?

2. A source of sound frequency 2 kHz is moving away from an


observer at a speed of 50 ms-1. If the velocity of sound is
336 ms-1 what is the frequency heard by the observer?

3. A train’s whistle emits a continuous note of frequency 600 Hz as


it approaches a person standing near the track. To the person
the frequency of the note appears to be 720 Hz. Find the speed
of the train. (speed of sound in air = 340 m/s)

4. A source of sound of frequency 1 kHz approaches and observer


at a speed of 40 m/s; passes the observer and moves away at the
the same speed. If the velocity of sound is 336 ms-1, what is the
change in frequency as the source passes?

There are some more challenging questions below if you want to


test yourself!!
5. A police car travelling at 20 m/s passes a stationary person. Its
siren emits a continuous note of frequency 2 kHz. If the velocity
of the sound in air is 336 m/s, find the change in frequency of the
siren as observed by the person as the car passes.

6. A whistle emitting a m=note of 4 kHz is whirled in a horizontal


circle of radius 1 m at a constant speed. If the highest note
heard by a person a large distance away is 4200 Hz, find

a. The speed of the whistle


b. The lowest note heard by the person
c. The time taken for the whistle to make one complete
revolution
d. The time interval between the person hearing the highest
and the lowest note.
Take the speed of sound to be 340 m/s.

7. A train travelling at constant speed passes through a station. To


a person standing on the platform, the note emitted from the
horn on the train appears to change from 1000 Hz to 800 Hz. If
the speed of sound in air is 340 m/s, find the speed at which the
train is travelling, and the actual frequency of the note emitted
by the train.
8. A fog horn on a ship emits a note of 200 Hz. To a man on a
lighthouse the apparent frequency of the note is 208 Hz. With
what speed is the ship moving of it moves either towards or away
from the lighthouse? Speed of sound in air is 336 m/s.

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