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Light travels much, much faster than sound. Light travels at 299792458 m/s while sound only goes 340.29 m/s.
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Do sound waves or light waves travel faster?
In air, light waves travel about 871 thousand times faster than sound waves.
What travels faster than light waves and sound waves?
Light travels faster than sound ... about 875,000 times faster. Nothing travels faster than light.
Do LIGHT WAVES TRAVEL FASTER THAN SOUND WAVES.?
No light travels way faster
What two ways are light and sound different?
sound waves are faster in water than in land, light waves are faster in land
What waves travel faster sound or light?
Light waves travel faster than sound waves.
What do sound waves travle fastest though?
Air
How much faster are light waves than sound waves?
About a million times faster
What is faster then sound waves?
speed of light
How fast are light waves compared to sound waves?
Light is almost a million times faster.
Do light and sound both move in waves?
Yes, both light and sound can be described as waves. Light waves are electromagnetic waves, while sound waves are mechanical waves. They both propagate through a medium, although light can also travel through a vacuum.
Why do light waves have a far shorter wavelength than sound waves?
sound waves travel faster slower than light waves In air, sound travels around 300m/s.
Why do radio waves travel faster than the sound wave?
Radio waves are just low frequency light waves. They travel at the speed of light, much faster than sound waves which are just changes in pressure traveling in waves
