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Why does a siren on an ambulance sound louder as it approaches you?

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Answer:As the ambulance approaches you, the distance between the source of the waves and the observer decreases. Consequently, the siren sounds more shrill as the pitch of the wailing siren ‘sounds’ higher than its original value, as sound waves reach you ‘more frequently’

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Answer:

As the ambulance approaches you, the distance between the source of the waves and the observer decreases. Consequently, the siren sounds more shrill as the pitch of the wailing siren 'sounds' higher than its original value, as sound waves reach you 'more frequently'.

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