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The sound created by a sound source travelling at supersonic speed is known as ___.


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ultrasonic

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infrasonic

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sonic sound

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sonic boom

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Solution

The correct option is D

sonic boom


When a sound producing source moves at a speed faster than that of sound, it produces shock waves in air. These shock waves carry large amount of energy and pressure difference associated with them and those waves create very sharp and loud noise which is called as sonic boom.


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