At a concert the oboe is playing a long steady note as you walk away from the stage at an accelerating velocity toward the rest room.The pitch of the sound that you hear is
A)steady but higher than normal.
B)steady but lower than normal.
C)continually decreasing.
D)continually increasing.
E)None of the above choices are correct.

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As you walk away from the stage at an accelerating velocity, the Doppler effect causes the frequency of the sound waves to decrease, resulting in a continually decreasing pitch.

At a Concert the Oboe Is Playing a Long Steady