When a sound source is moving away from an observer, the observer will hear a lower pitch. This is due to

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Macie Gillespie

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When a sound source is moving away from an observer, the observer will hear a lower pitch. This is due to

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Janelle Solis · Answer 1

The effect is due to the perceived stretching of the wavelength

when the source moves away from you through the medium that

carries the sound. The whole thing is called the "Doppler Effect".