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if the pitch of a sound decreases and the sound source is moving, is the sound source moving toward or away from the observer?
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if the pitch of a sound decreases and the sound source is moving, is the sound source moving toward or away from the observer?

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If the distance between you and the source is increasing, then
you'll hear a sound with a lower pitch than the sound the source
is actually making. Either you're moving away from the source,
or the source is moving away from you.
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