The Doppler effect is a wave characteristic. Light and sound are both wave motion. Is there any difference in the Doppler effect in light and sound?

Explanation

Yes, there is a big difference in the Doppler effect for sound and light. The Doppler effect in sound depends on the motion of the medium as well. But light does not require a material medium for its transmission. The velocity of light in vacuume in a universal constant. Hence, The Doppler effect in light is quite different from that for sound. The doppler effect can be applied to light as a good approximation if v is taken to be the mean relative velocity of the source and observer and if v is very small compared to the velocity of light.