What primarily causes the damage associated with explosions?
Shockwaves: The Damage Caused by Supersonic Speeds

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The light emitted
The heat generated
The shock waves produced
The debris scattered
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What happens when an aircraft reaches the speed of sound?
It stops emitting sound waves
It produces sound waves that move with it
It emits light waves
It creates a vacuum
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What shape does the shockwave take as it trails behind an aircraft?
Conic
Cylindrical
Rectangular
Spherical
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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In the gunpowder demonstration, how fast does the gas explode?
1350 meters per second
1500 meters per second
1200 meters per second
1000 meters per second
5.
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How is the sound of thunder created?
By the reflection of sound waves
By the movement of tectonic plates
By the rapid expansion of air heated by lightning
By the collision of clouds
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