Doppler Effect

Author:Telangana Board
12th Telangana Board
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Important Questions on Doppler Effect

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Two trucks heading in opposite directions with speeds of 60 kmph   and 70 kmph respectively, approach each other. The driver of the first truck sounds his horn of frequency  400 Hz. What frequency does the driver of the second truck hear? (velocity of sound 330 m/s) After the two trucks have passed each other, 

 

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A train sounds its whistle as it approaches and crosses a level crossing. An observer at the crossing measures a frequency of 219 Hz as the train approaches and a frequency of 184 Hz as it leaves. If the speed of sound is taken to be 340 m/s, find the speed of the train and the frequency of its whistle.
 

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What is Doppler shift? Obtain an expression for the apparent frequency of sound heard when the observer is in motion with respect to a source at rest.

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What is Doppler effect? Obtain an expression for the apparent frequency of sound heard when the source in  motion with respect to an observer at rest.

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What is 'Doppler effect ? Give illustrated example.

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Write down an expression for the observed frequency when both source and observer are moving relative to each other in the same direction.

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What is Doppler effect? Give an example.

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A train, standing in a station-yard, blows a whistle of frequency 400Hz in still air. The wind starts blowing in the direction from the yard to the station with at a speed of 10ms-1. What are the frequency, wavelength, and speed of sound for an observer standing on the station’s platform? Is the situation exactly identical to the case when the air is still and the observer runs towards the yard at a speed of 10ms-1? The speed of sound in still air can be taken as 340ms-1.