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As the ambulance got closer, Marge noticed that the pitch of the siren got higher. This happened because

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the sound waves were pushed closer together.
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Explanation :

As the ambulance got closer, Marge noticed that the pitch of the siren got higher. This is due to the Doppler's effect.

The siren of the ambulance has a higher pitch when it approaches Marge. When the waves move away from him, it will have a lower pitch.

As the waves come closer to us, the waves become compressed and hence the frequency of the wave increases.

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