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How long does it take for sound and light to travel the same distance?
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∙ 9y ago
No. If it did, then we'd have to call it light, not sound. Actually, there's a little bit
of a difference between the two speeds. Like light travels about 879 thousand
times faster than sound does.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoNo. At sea level the speed of light is about 908280 times faster than the speed of sound.
Also, if you think of it this way.....
Light can go around the earth 5 times in one second, while speed of sound is about as fast as a commercial jet plane.
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∙ 13y agoNo. a_amb = 343 [m/s], while c = 3*10^8 [m/s]. Sound travels almost 900,000 times slower than light.
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∙ 11y agoWell, Light and Sound is a form of energy. And both travels.
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∙ 14y agoNo, it does not. Light travels more slowly in denser media.
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∙ 14y agoNo. when traveling through other mediums the speed of light divided by the velocity through that medium is the refractive index, n. (n = c/v)
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∙ 13y agoThe speed of sound will never be equal to the speed of light, except perhaps in some very weird materials which slow down the speed of light tremendously.
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∙ 11y agoBecause they both need to travel at a certain amount of time to let there presents be known.
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∙ 14y agoSound and light travel as waves.
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How long does it take for a lightyear to travel?
A lightyear is the distance that light can travel in one year.
How long does it take light to travel 100 feet?
Just divide the speed of light by the distance.
How long would it take to travel 4 000 light years?
Like any distance, it depends on how fast you are going. At the speed of light it would take 4,000 years to travel that distance.
How long does light take to travel from the Earth to the Moon if the distance between them is 384000 km?
The speed of light is 300,000 km/second. If you divide the distance by this speed of light, you get the time in seconds: 1.28.
How big is a lightyear?
Light can travel about 6 trillion miles in a year, so that distance is called a light-year.
How long does it take for a lightyear to travel?
A lightyear is the distance that light can travel in one year.
How long does it take light to travel 100 feet?
Just divide the speed of light by the distance.
How long would it take to travel 4 000 light years?
Like any distance, it depends on how fast you are going. At the speed of light it would take 4,000 years to travel that distance.
Sound travels at a speed of 340 ms. how long does it take for the sound to travel 1530m?
Just divide the distance by the speed.
How much is 9.7 light years?
well it depends on what you are measuring your 'much' in. First thing is, a light year is a distance not a time. It is defined as the distance light would travel in the time of one human year. Now to define this: light travels at ~300000000ms-1 and there are 31536000s in one year, so light will travel: 300000000*31536000 = 9.5x1015 metres in one year (that is 95 followed by 14 zeros! so a long distance) so in 9.7 light years light will travel 9.2x1016 metres. Which is a very very long distance.
What measurement do scientists use for the distance between stars and Earth?
scientists use light-years to measure long distances in space. a light year, (abrviated ly) is the distance light can travel.
How long does light take to travel from the Earth to the Moon if the distance between them is 384000 km?
The speed of light is 300,000 km/second. If you divide the distance by this speed of light, you get the time in seconds: 1.28.
Where should the bulb be placed in headlights if the beam of light have to travel long distance?
center of curvature C
How long can light from a star travel?
Theoretically, an infinite distance. No one has found a limit so far.
How long would it take to travel to alpha centauri going at the speed of light?
Approximately 4.3 years. The distance is 4.3 light-years; a light-year is the distance you can travel in a year, at the speed of light. Please note that current technology doesn't allow us to travel anywhere near the speed of light.
How long in light years does it take light to travel from the sun to the earth?
Light takes about 8 minutes to travel from the sun to the earth.We have a misconception here, a light year is a unit of distance not time. This confusion is very common!
How big is a lightyear?
Light can travel about 6 trillion miles in a year, so that distance is called a light-year.
