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When a source of sound travels at a speed greater than the speed of sound then a shock wave produces which gives rise to Sonic boom.

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A sonic boom is the sound associated with the shock waves created by an object traveling through the air faster than the speed of sound. Sonic booms generate enormous amounts of sound energy, sounding like an explosion.

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