What properties of sound determine the pitch of sound? How is this affected by motion of the sound source? Be specific.

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Leroy Arroyo

Physics

25 May, 20:15

What properties of sound determine the pitch of sound? How is this affected by motion of the sound source? Be specific.

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Bucko · Answer 1

Pitch of the sound is determine by its frequency and its affects the pitch frequency of the wave. This is the Doppler effect. The pitch of a sound is related to the frequency of the sound wave.

(higher pitch = greater frequency)