In many cartoon shows, a character runs off a cliff, realizes his predicament, and lets out a scream. He continues to scream as he falls. If the physical situation is portrayed correctly, from the vantage point of an observer at the top of the cliff leaning over the edge, the pitch of the scream as he falls should be In many cartoon shows, a character runs off a cliff, realizes his predicament, and lets out a scream. He continues to scream as he falls. If the physical situation is portrayed correctly, from the vantage point of an observer at the top of the cliff leaning over the edge, the pitch of the scream as he falls should be

a. lower than the original pitch and constant.
b. higher than the original pitch and increasing as he falls.
c. higher than the original pitch and constant.
d. lower than the original pitch and decreasing as he falls.
e. It is impossible to predict.

d. lower than the original pitch and decreasing as he falls.

Explanation:

As per the Doppler effect when the pitch of the sound increases as the source approaches the observer and decreases as the source moves away. A classic example of this increasing pitch of ambulance siren as it approaches you and decreasing pitch of the siren as it goes away from you.

The same effect is applicable here as well. As the character keep falling, it is moving away from the observer so the pitch of his scream will keep on decreasing.

answer: the correct answer is 1.

explanation: there are various process in which a radioactive nuclei decays:

1) alpha decay: in this process, a heavier nuclei decays into lighter nuclei by releasing alpha particle. the mass number is reduced by 4 units.

2) electron capture: in this decay process, a parent nuclei absorbs an electron and gets converted into a neutron. simply, a proton and an electron combines together to form a neutron. mass number does not change in this process.

3) gamma ray emission: it is a decay process in which an unstable nuclei gives excess energy by a spontaneous electromagnetic process. this decay releases . this process does not change the mass number.

4) positron emission: it is a type of decay process, in which a proton gets converted to neutron and an electron neutrino. this is also known as -decay. in this the mass number remains same.

from the above information, we see that only alpha-decay is producing a change in the mass number of the nucleus.