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What happens when you exceed the speed of sound?

When an object exceeds the speed of sound, it creates a sonic boom, which is a loud noise caused by the shock waves produced as it breaks the sound barrier.


What is the name of the wave that goes into the sound barrier?

The wave that occurs when an object approaches and breaks the sound barrier is called a shock wave. This phenomenon happens when the speed of the object exceeds the speed of sound, creating a sudden increase in pressure and temperature.


What planes break the sound barrier?

Concorde breaks the sound barrier at 2.02mach Super sonic aircraft break the sound barier. They used the plane x-1


What was the first man-made invention to break the sound barrier?

Probably the whip. The distinctive crack of a whip is made when the end of it breaks the sound barrier.


What happens when things travel faster than sound?

They break the sound barrier and they will reach you before the sound does


When sound waves hit a barrier nothing happens?

When sound waves hit a barrier, they can be absorbed, reflected, or transmitted. The barrier will block some of the sound energy, causing it to decrease in intensity as it interacts with the barrier. Sound waves can also diffract around the edges of the barrier, affecting how the sound is heard on the other side.


What happens when a sound barrier is broken?

Well it creates a sonic boom.


What happens if man tries to break the sound barrier?

it will break loudly


What happens once you break the sound barrier?

When an object breaks the sound barrier, it reaches the speed of sound (about 761 mph or 1,225 km/h in air) and creates a sonic boom. This occurs because the object is traveling faster than the speed at which sound waves can propagate through the medium, resulting in a shockwave.


What happens when Concorde plane flies faster than speed of sound?

its simple the sound barrier is broken :D


What is the mph that breaks the sound barrier?

The speed of sound is approximately 767 mph, so any speed faster than that would break the sound barrier. Typically, speeds exceeding around 760-770 mph are considered supersonic.


Does a sonic boom is due to shock wave that is produced when the sound barrier is broken?

Yes when something moves fatser than the speed of sound (or breaks the sound barrier) it makes a shock wave which unleashes an enormous amount of energy which comes in the form of a sonic boom. Hope this helps! :D

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