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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How are pitch and volume affected by the speed or location of an object?

OpenStudy (lastdaywork):

Pitch is related to frequency (which only depends on the source) Volume is related to amplitude (which reduces over time as energy gets dissipated)

OpenStudy (agent0smith):

An object moving towards you will be heard as having a higher frequency (the sound waves get "bunched up") An object moving away from you will be heard as having a lower frequency (the sound waves get "stretched out") Volume does not get affected by speed. Pitch doesn't get affected by location, but volume does.

OpenStudy (lastdaywork):

I couldn't get a precise definition of pitch so wasn't sure whether or not to include Doppler effect. Apparently, I should :)

OpenStudy (agent0smith):

Pitch essentially means frequency. Idk if it's an "official" definition though.

OpenStudy (lastdaywork):

Thank you :)

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