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DOPPLER EFFECT






EQUIPMENT
    redball.gif (326 bytes) Doppler Effect Device
   



NARRATIVE
            The frequency of a moving object vibrating source seems different to a stationary observer than to one traveling with the source. The device is turned on and the arm is rotated.   As the sound moves away from or towards the observer the  pitch is lowered or raised respectively.