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The amount of Doppler shift depends on speed - the faster vehicle will show more Doppler shift.

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The changing pitch of a police cars siren as it moves by you is an example of what?

The Doppler effect


Which effect is employed in instrument used by police to detect over speeding of vehicle?

Doppler effect


Which effect is employed in the instrument used by the police to defect the over speeding of vehicles?

Doppler effect


The changing pitch of a police's car siren as it moves by you is an example of what?

The Doppler effect


The changing pitch of a police cars siren as it moves by you is an example of?

Doppler effect


Which one of the following effect is employed in the instrument sed by the police to detect the over speeding of vehicles?

The Doppler effect.


How does the Doppler effect aid police in detecting speeding motorists?

Police speed traps using Radars rely on Doppler to tell vehicle speed.


What does the Doppler affect help determine?

The Doppler effect helps measure the speed of moving objects. The most common Doppler effect is the sound of a police siren, as it passes you. The sound of the siren remains constant to the person in the vehicle, but as it approaches you, the pitch, or frequency appears to lower.


Where can you find a Doppler effect?

you can find a Doppler effect when a police car passes by you, or a train, or a fire truck, or anything mobile that makes noise. one is usually more noticeable when the mobile object emits a louder noise. the Doppler effect is the apparent decrease in sound frequency. Seriously people! a 13-year-old answered this!!


Police radar and laser guns are an application of what?

2 different things. Police Radar uses the Doppler Effect to calculate a speed. Police Laser uses the Time/Distance effect. Look them up, too long to explain here.


What device do police use to measure speed?

Doppler radar


What phenomenon is the basis of police radar and makes light or sound waves increase in frequency if the source is moving toward the observer and decrease if the source is moving away?

Its called the doppler effect.