Question: Frequency heard by observer ( motorcycle ) H z Frequency of source ( car ) 1 0 0 0 Part 1 of 6 - Stationary

Frequency heard
by observer (motorcycle)
Hz
Frequency
of source (car)
1000
Part 1 of 6- Stationary Source, Moving Observer
Seldon sets the car speed to 0ms and the motorcycle speed to positive 10ms. He clicks "run" and asks Krishna to observe what happens. How does Krishna describe what happens?
"The motorcycle moves toward the car (the source of the sound), and the observed frequency is greater than the source frequency. After the motorcycle passes the car, the observed frequency is again greater than the source frequency."
"The motorcycle moves toward the car (the source of the sound), and the observed frequency is less than the source frequency. After the motorcycle passes the car, the observed frequency is again less than the source frequency."
"The motorcycle moves toward the car (the source of the sound), and the observed frequency is greater than the source frequency. After the motorcycle passes the car, the observed frequency becomes less than the source frequency."
"The motorcycle moves toward the car (the source of the sound), and the observed frequency is less than the source frequency. After the motorcycle passes the car, the observed frequency becomes greater than the source frequency."
 Frequency heard by observer (motorcycle) Hz Frequency of source (car) 1000

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