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Why do we hear a higher frequency apparently when we approach a stationary sounding railway engine?

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AAKASH SERIES-WAVE MOTION AND SOUND-EXERCISE (VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS)
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  2. What happens when a crest falls on the crest during superposition of w...

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  3. What are beats? What is beat frequency?

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  4. Mention the applications of beats,

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  5. Distinguish between interference and beats.

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  6. Two waves of frequencies 256 & 250 are forming beats. What will be the...

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  7. A sound wave travelling along an air column of a pipe gets reflected a...

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  8. What is the ratio of frequencies of harmonics in an air column of same...

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  9. What is the ratio of frequencies of harmonics in an air column of same...

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  10. What is the distance between the closed end and open end of a pipe vib...

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  11. What is the distance between two ends of open pipe vibrating in the 3r...

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  12. What is "End correction" in resonating air column?

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  13. If oil of density higher than water is used in place of water in a res...

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  14. What is Doppler effect? Find an expression for the apparent frequency ...

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  16. What is the reason for listening a higher frequency when a source of s...

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  17. Write any two applications of Doppler effect.

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  18. A : In Doppler's effect the value of apparent frequency depends on t...

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  19. (a) Does the change in frequency due to Doppler effect depend on the ...

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