The Doppler effect

A) is most useful in visible satellite imagery.
B) was discovered in the middle of the twentieth century.
C) results in an increase in emitted wave frequency when an object moves toward an observer.
D) results in a decrease in emitted wave frequency when an object moves toward an observer.
E) helps explain the formation of mirages.


C

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