IB skill practice

Apply Doppler effect reasoning

Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 5

Doppler frequency shift

A Doppler measurement in a seismic wave data set has emitted frequency \(620\,\text{Hz}\) and observed frequency \(644\,\text{Hz}\). Calculate the frequency shift. Enter the numerical result and choose the interpretation that matches the wave meaning.

Worked practice: physics data and result

Read the physical quantities first, then calculate the result and state what it means.