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A sonic boom is produced by a jet. What can you determine about the jet's motion?

a) It is near a mountain where echos can be produced
b) Its engines produced backfire
c) It is increasing in altitude
d) It is traveling faster than the speed of sound

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D, a sonic boom is only produced when a body is traveling faster than sound
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Answer:

Option d) It is traveling faster than the speed of sound

Step-by-step explanation:

A sonic boom is a sound that is produced as a result of the shock wave produced by an object travelling faster than the speed of sound. When a plane travels through air, it produces waves. If a plane is travelling slower than the speed of sound, then the sound waves propagate ahead of the plane. If the plane breaks the sound speed barrier, then a sonic boom is head when it flies past. The boom is a disturbance of the plane sound waves as it breaks the speed of sound.

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