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A shock wave carries _______

(a) Heat

(b) Pressure

(c) Energy

(d) Temperature

This question was posed to me in final exam.

I want to ask this question from Velocity of Sound or Pressure Wave in a Fluid in division Compressible Flow of Fluid Mechanics

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Correct option is (c) Energy

The best I can explain: The shock wave carries energy and can propagate through a medium. It can be characterized as abrupt. It is due to the discontinuous changes in pressure, density and temperature of the medium.

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