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Light can only travel through a transparent medium. Light travels fastest in a vacuum and gets slower the denser the material it is moving through. Sound gets faster the stifferthe material is but cannot move through a vacuum.
The states of matter make little difference to light. Only the opacity and density have any effect.
The states of matter do matter to sound. Air is less stiff than water, which is not as stiff as ice or steel. The speed of sound in steel is about 16 times faster than the speed of sound in air.
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Can light travel through all states of matter?
Yes, providing the substance is not opaque to the wavelength of the light.
What kinds of energy travel through matter?
Heat and light energy travel through space and matter
How are electromagnetic or light waves different from water and sound waves?
Light waves and electromagnetic waves can travel through empty space. Water waves can only travel through matter. Hope this helped!
How fast does light travel in five minutes?
Light travels at a constant velocity, no matter what time it is given to travel. Light would travel at exactly 299,792,458 ms-1 in five minutes, but only in a vacuum.
How do you differentiate light waves from sound waves?
You can see light waves (or particles . . .) but you cannot hear them. sound must travel thru matter , light can travel thru vacuum
Can light travel through all states of matter?
Yes, providing the substance is not opaque to the wavelength of the light.
How do different colors of light travel?
Different Colors Of Light Travel At Different Speeds.
What kinds of energy travel through matter?
Heat and light energy travel through space and matter
How are electromagnetic (or light) waves different from water and sound waves?
Light waves and electromagnetic waves can travel through empty space. Water waves can only travel through matter. Hope this helped!
How are electromagnetic or light waves different from water and sound waves?
Light waves and electromagnetic waves can travel through empty space. Water waves can only travel through matter. Hope this helped!
How do light waves affect matter?
light waves travel through a matter, such as air water and others
What phase of matter does light travel fastest in?
Light travels in the air phase of matter compared to the liquids and solids.
Do all waves travel through matter?
NO some waves like sound require matter to travel whereas light waves can travel in vacuum.
Is light one of the states of matter?
No. Light is a form of energy.
Does the wave nature of light states that light needs a medium through which to travel in different waves?
Light been found as electromagnetic wave does not need any material medium to get propagated. Even in free space (vacuum) it is able to travel.
Which travels faster airwatersoundor light?
Light. No ordinary matter can travel at or faster than the speed of light.
How does sound react with different phases of matter?
Sound waves have to go through a medium, or matter. Usually the medium is air, but they can go through any matter. Sound waves cannot exist in outer space because there is no matter for the wave to travel through. Sound waves travel at different speeds, depending on the medium. This is similar to light, because light slows down in mediums other than air (eg. water, crystal, ect.)
