Question

If you set your watch by sound of distant siren, will it go slow or fast?

Solution

The speed of sound in air has a finite value. The sound of the distant siren will take a finite time to reach us. Hence, the watch set by the sound of a distant siren will go a little slower.

Some More Questions From Mechanical Properties of Fluids Chapter

What is sound?

How sound is produced?

Can sound travel in vacuum?

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If you set your watch by sound of distant siren, will it go slow or fast?

Some More Questions From Mechanical Properties of Fluids Chapter

What is sound?

How sound is produced?

Can sound travel in vacuum?

Can two persons hear each other on the moon? Explain.

Can electromagnetic wave propagate in vacuum?

Can we listen in vacuum?

Which of the two moves forward during wave motion - particle or disturbance?

What type of wave is sound wave when it travels in air?

What type of wave is sound wave when it travels in solids?

Which of the two - sound or light is longitudinal in nature?

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