Question
A radar gun sends radar waves toward a moving vehicle, and the waves are reflected back. The amount of shift in the _____
of the waves allows the speed of the vehicle to be determined.
of the waves allows the speed of the vehicle to be determined.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The amount of shift in the **frequency** of the waves allows the speed of the vehicle to be determined. This phenomenon is known as the Doppler effect, where the frequency of the waves changes due to the relative motion between the radar gun and the moving vehicle.