If a source of sound is traveling toward you, the speed of the sound waves reaching you is _______________ the speed the sound waves would have had if the source were stationary
a. faster than
b. slower than
c. the same as
c
RATIONALE: The frequency is higher, but the speed is the same.
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Sound traveling in air at 23
enters a cold front where the air temperature is 2
If the frequency of the sound is 1500 Hz, what is the difference in the wavelength between the cold air and the warm air?
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