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Science Bowl Question

📅 NSB MS 2012🎓 MS🔄 Round 15#️⃣ Question 9❓ TOSS-UP📝 Multiple Choice

A bat is pursuing a moth using echolocation. The velocity of the bat is 2 meters per second north, and the velocity of the moth is 1.5 meters per second north. If the bat emits a call at a given frequency, which of the following will happen to the frequency of the returning echo?

W) It will be higher than the sound of the original call
X) It will be the same as the sound of the original call
Y) It will be lower than the frequency of the returning call
Z) Such a relationship cannot be determined without knowing the distance between the bat and the moth
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