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A man stands on the ground at a fixed distance from a siren which emits a clear sound dirung night that during day. Explain Why?

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During the day, the temperature of air in maximum near the ground and it progressively diminishes upwards Therefore the velocity of sound is greater near the ground and it decreases upwards `(cpropsqrtT)`. The plane wavefronts, initially vertical, are turned upwards, so the sound rays curl up during the day. At night the conditions are reversed, so sound rays curl down, producing better audibility of distant sounds.
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CENGAGE PHYSICS-SOUND WAVES AND DOPPLER EFFECT-Exercise 6.1
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  6. If the sound level in a room is increased from 50 dB to 60 dB, by what...

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  10. Explain why the speed of sound through a gas cannot be greater than th...

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  11. Sound is more clearly heard with the wind How?

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