QUESTION 1

Which statement best describes wavelength?

A.Wavelength is the same as pitch.

BWavelength is the speed at which a wave travels.

CWavelength is the length of one complete wave cycle.

DWavelength is the length of two complete wave cycles.

QUESTION 2

As demonstrated by the Doppler effect, why does sound increase in pitch as a sound source approaches you?

AObjects vibrate slower when they move forward.

BThe waves are closer together because the object is moving toward you.

CObjects vibrate faster when they move forward.

DThe waves are farther apart because the object is moving toward you.

QUESTION 3

Which statement best describes frequency and pitch?

APitch is how frequency is perceived.

BFrequency and pitch are the opposite of wavelength and velocity.

CFrequency and pitch are the same as wavelength and velocity.

DFrequency and pitch are never found in a description of the Doppler effect.

Thanks for helping

Which statement best describes wavelength?

C. Wavelength is the length of one complete wave cycle.

As demonstrated by the Doppler effect, why does sound increase in pitch as a sound source approaches you?

B. The waves are closer together because the object is moving toward you.

Which statement best describes frequency and pitch?

A. Pitch is how frequency is perceived.

Hope these answer the question. Have a nice day.

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skyluke89 skyluke89 · Answer 2 · 2018-12-06T09:50:00-05:00

1. C. Wavelength is the length of one complete wave cycle.

In a wave, wavelength is the length of one complete cycle of the wave: it means it is the distance between two points with same shape along the wave. For instance, the wavelength can be measured as the distance between two adjacent crests of the wave, or the distance between two adjacent through of the wave.

2. B. The waves are closer together because the object is moving toward you.

When an object is approaching you, the adjacent wavefronts of the wave becomes closer together, because the source of the wave is moving in the same direction the wave propagates while the wavefronts are emitted. For this reason, the wavelength of the wave appears shorter, and so the frequency increases (frequency is inversely proportional to wavelength), and so the pitch increases (because the pitch is proportional to the frequency).

3. A. Pitch is how frequency is perceived.

In fact, pitch tells how frequency is perceived. For this reason, the pitch of a sound is proportional to its frequency: the higher the frequency of the sound, the higher the pitch, and the lower the frequency, the lower the pitch.