A fire truck is moving at a fairly high speed, with its siren emitting sound at a specific pitch. As the fire truck recedes from you which of the following characteristics of the sound wave from the siren will have a smaller measured value for you than for a fireman in the truck? A. frequency and wavelength B. frequency and intensity C. wavelength and intensity D. wavelength and speed

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7. A fire truck is moving at a fairly high speed, with its siren emitting sound at a specific pitch. As the fire truck recedes from you which of the following characteristics of the sound wave from the siren will have a smaller measured value for you than for a fireman in the truck?

A. frequency and wavelength

B. frequency and intensity

C. wavelength and intensity

D. wavelength and speed

 

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