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Date May 2014 Marks available 1 Reference code 14M.1.HL.TZ2.17
Level Higher level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 2
Command term Question number 17 Adapted from N/A

Question

The diagram shows a train travelling in a straight line at constant speed v, as it approaches the platform of a station.

The whistle of the engine is emitting a sound of constant frequency. Which of the following is not true for the sound of the whistle heard by an observer on the platform?

A. A sudden change in frequency of the sound as the train passes the observer.
B. A sound of constant frequency as the train approaches the observer.
C. A sound of increasing frequency as the train approaches the observer and of decreasing frequency after the train has passed the observer.
D. A sound of constant frequency after the train has passed the observer.

Markscheme

C

Examiners report

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Syllabus sections

Additional higher level (AHL) » Topic 9: Wave phenomena » 9.5 – Doppler effect
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