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Does a supersonic aircraft make a sonic boom only when it cracks the sounds barrier?
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What is the term for the area of wave compressions produced by sounds from object moving faster than the speed of sound?
sound barrier
What are supersonic and infrasonic?
Supersonic means "faster than the speed of sound" and is usually applied to atmospheric sound, since sound vibrations travel more quickly through solids.Infrasonic means "at a lower frequency than human hearing typically detects" and the connotation is that the sounds are inaudible. The opposite adjective is ultrasonic (at too high a frequency to hear) and likewise the sounds would be inaudible to humans.Supersonic and ultrasonic are not true synonyms because they are applied to different phenomena. For example, ultrasonic is used for rapidly vibrating toothbrush heads, primarily because they are vibrating at high speed, not traveling at high speed.
What sound is produced when the shock wave formed at the nose of an artifact traveling at supersonic speeds reaches the ground?
The sound of a sonic boom is the engine noise and vibration of the aircraft, only greatly amplified. Sound is a reverberating pressure wave that travels through air at a constant rate. Sound waves move away from the plane in all directions as it travels, but at the speed of sound these pressure waves at the nose can't get clear of the plane and so begin to 'stack' together, resulting in a much stronger wave and an extremely loud noise. O> = the plane ( ( ) ) = sound waves at rest: ( ( ( ( O> ) ) ) ) Subsonic flight: Sound in front is a higher frequency ( ( ( O> ) ) ) ) ) ) Sonic boom: Sounds can no longer escape directly in front ( ( ( O>) Supersonic flight: Plane is outrunning its own sound () ) ) )() ) ) )() ) ) )( O>
What is a sound meter and what does it do?
"A sound meter measures the pressure of sounds. It is used in measuring the amount of noise pollution, such as aircraft noise. The sound meter does not measure the amount of sound that humans hear. There is a different type of meter used for this."
What does sonic boom look like?
My science teacher said that once there was this meteorite. It travelled faster than the speed of light (I think) but it travelled really fast inside the Earth's atmosphere until it started cracking while it was travelling. Cracks make sound (obviously) but the sounds were so loud while it was travelling. Those sounds are called sonic booms. So I don't think you can see them.
The plural of aircraft is the same. Why?
because "aircrafts" sounds stupid.
Why can bat hear much higher sounds than humans?
bats can hear sounds of higher frequency than humans (supersonic) because they produce them and these sound waves echo back to them by bouncing of items so that they can see how far something is. Just like in submarines. therfore they need to 'hear' these 'supersonic' waves to see.
Can a bicycle go faster then sounds?
a bike cannot break the sound barrier.
Qhat is the term for the area of wave compressions produced by sounds from an object moving faster than the speed of sound?
sound barrier
What sounds do gun shots make?
Breaking of the sound barrier unless subsonic ammunition is used is one.
What is formed when rocks slide along a cracks?
sounds like, if the rocks are plates, an earthquake... assuming this "crack" is a fault?? does this help?
What do bats hate?
Being creatures of acute hearing sense, they particularly hate high intensity sounds that are beyond the hearing level of the human ear. Supersonic sound emitters can accomodate this.
What is the term for the area of the wave compression produced by sounds from an object moving faster than the speed of sound?
sound barrier
What is the term for the area of wave compressions produced by sounds from an objects moving faster than the speed of sound?
sound barrier
What is the term for the area of wave compression's produced by sounds from a object moving faster than the speed of sound?
Sound Barrier
What is the term for the area of wave compressions produced by sounds from object moving faster than the speed of sound?
sound barrier
Who found out that the Great Barrier Reef can been seen from space?
Sounds lke the old Aussie Sir Arthur C. Clarke.
