When a sound producing source moves with a speed higher than the sound, shock waves are produced in air. What is the very sharp and loud sound produced by these shock waves called?

When a sound producing source moves with a speed higher than the sound, shock waves are produced in air. What is the very sharp and loud sound produced by these shock waves called? Correct Answer Sonic boom

• When a sound producing source moves with a speed higher than the sound, shock waves are produced in air. Sonic boom is the very sharp and loud sound produced by these shock waves . 
• It generates enormous amounts of sound energy. It almost feels like a sound of thunder.
• The shock wave forms a cone of pressurized air molecules. As the cone spreads across the landscape along the flight path, it creates a continu­ous sonic boom along the full width of the cone's base.
• The sharp release of pressure, after the buildup by the shock wave, is heard as the sonic boom.
• The change in air pressure associated with a sonic boom is about the same pressure change experienced while riding an elevator down two or three floors.
• It is the sudden change of the pressure (the rate of change) that makes the sonic boom audible.
• The speed of sound is about 344 m/s.