alleryStart learning →A Mach number is a speed divided by which other speed?
AThe speed of wind
BThe speed of sound
CThe speed of the Moon
DThe speed of light
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The speed of sound
Mach number compares an object's speed with the speed of sound, so it has no unit.
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