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Why is air compressed when an object is traveling faster than the speed of sound?
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∙ 14y ago
The supersonic object is hitting air molecules faster than they can get out of the way, so they pile up.
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What causes a sonic boom when a space shuttle lands?
Sonic booms occur when an object (space shuttle) is traveling faster than the speed of sound and the air in front of the object is compressed. As the air is compressed it emits a noise, thus the sonic boom.
Is there any object that is faster than sound?
Jet planes often fly faster than sound.
The speed of an object traveling below the speed of sound is called?
subsonic
What was the flight faster then speed called?
There was not a special name for the first flight that went faster than the speed of sound. However, when a plane does go faster than sound, it said to be traveling at supersonic speeds.
Supersonic jets can travel faster than the speed of sound this is called Mach 1?
Close! Actually, Mach-1 is the speed of sound. anything above Mach-1 (Mach-(1-5)) is supersonic, all the way up to Mach-5, at which point an object is called "Hypersonic". Sometimes speeds above Mach-10 are referred to as "High-Hypersonic". So, a jet moving at Mach-1 wouldn't actually be traveling FASTER than sound, it would be traveling AS FAST as sound.
What causes a sonic boom when a space shuttle lands?
Sonic booms occur when an object (space shuttle) is traveling faster than the speed of sound and the air in front of the object is compressed. As the air is compressed it emits a noise, thus the sonic boom.
What strange things happen to the concord in faster than the sound flight?
A sonic boom occurs by an object traveling through the air faster than the speed of sound.
What is the strange thing that happens to the Concord in faster-than-sound flight?
A sonic boom occurs by an object traveling through the air faster than the speed of sound.
What is the explosive sound heard when a shock wave from an object traveling faster than the speed of sound reaches the ears of a person?
A sonic boom
How fast do you have to go to brake the sound barier?
Any object traveling at a speed faster than sound will break the sound barrier. That is around 340 meters per second.
Does sound travels faster through air?
sound travels faster through water. it is also affected by temperature and sea level. the speed of sound or mach 1 is reached roughly around 744 MPH plus the Mass of the object that is traveling at that speed.
How does sonic boom occur?
When an object goes faster than the speed of sound, air is compressed against the front and when it is pushed hard or fast enough it creates a a sonic boom.
Is there any object that is faster than sound?
Jet planes often fly faster than sound.
Does sound travels faster downwind than upwind?
Sound travels faster downwind. The speed at which sound travels is relative to the medium it is moving through. When sound is traveling upwind, you subtract the wind speed from the speed of sound. When it is traveling down wind you add the wind speed.
What made sonic boom?
Anything traveling faster than sound.
The speed of an object traveling below the speed of sound is called?
subsonic
Does sound go faster than an airplane?
Only if it's traveling at less than the speed of sound
