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Question 12.S&C.5: When a light or sound source moves toward you, is there an i...

When a light or sound source moves toward you, is there an increase or a decrease in the wave speed?

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Neither! It is the frequency of a wave that undergoes a change when the source is moving, not the wave speed.

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