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They are entirely different types of waves:
- Light is an electromagnetic wave that propagates by repeatedly transferring energy from an electric field to a magnetic field then from a magnetic field to an electric field
- Sound is a pressure wave that propagates by repeatedly compressing then decompressing matter
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What travels faster the sound?
light
Which travels faster noise or lightning?
lightning travels faster. Light is faster than sound.
Which travels fastest sound water air light?
Light travels faster.
What travels lighter light or sound?
Light appears lighter, and also travels faster, than sound.
Can light travel as fast as sound?
no from what i have learned light travels faster then sound
What travels faster light or sound?
Light travels at approximately 3x108m/s whilst sound travels only at 343m/s. So which do you think is the faster one?
How does light travel witch is faster light or sound?
Light is much faster then the speed of sound. Sound travels at a speed of about 768 Miles per hour, when light travels at a speed of 186,282 miles per SECOND.
Which travels fastest sound air light or water?
Light travels the fastest among sound, air, light, and water. In dry air, sound travels around 343 meters per second, while light travels at approximately 299,792 kilometers per second, which is much faster. Water and air have slower speeds of sound compared to light.
What travels faster than a rocket?
Sound, Light....
Why sound travels faster than light?
Sound does not travel faster than light. The speed of light is 299,792,458 meters per second The speed of sound is 343.14 meters per second or, light travels at 186,000 miles per second sound at 751 MPH
Does light waves or sound waves travle faster?
Light travels much, much faster than sound. Light travels at 299792458 m/s while sound only goes 340.29 m/s.
Is sound faster than the eyesight?
No, sound is not faster than eyesight. Light travels faster than sound, with light moving at approximately 299,792 kilometers per second in a vacuum, compared to sound traveling at 343 meters per second in the air at room temperature.
