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A shock wave is best described thermodynamically as
Answer: A
No heat crosses the shock, so it is adiabatic, but the steep gradients inside it dissipate energy and raise entropy, so it is irreversible. That combination is why stagnation temperature survives a shock while stagnation pressure does not, a distinction worth keeping firmly in mind.
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