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Light is about 800,000 faster (compared to the speed of sound in air).
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Is light or sound faster?
Light is faster than sound.
Does light or sound travel faster in air?
Light travels almost a million times faster in air. There is very little difference between the speed of light in a vacuum as in air. It is around 0.01% slower in air. Because of the difference between the speed of light and sound you can estimate the distance of a lightning strike. For every 3 seconds between the flash and the sound of thunder the lightning strike is 1 km away or 5 seconds for a mile. The actual speeds are light 300,000 km per second speed of sound 0.33 km per second.
Does sound travel faster through water than it does through air?
Speed of sound in water is approximately 1500 meters per second. ( The exact speed depends on the depth of water and its density) and the speed of sound in air is approximately 340 meters per second. So sound is almost 4.4 times faster in water than in air.
Do sound waves travel faster through air than solids?
No. In general, the denser the medium, the faster sound travels.
How is sound and light different?
It is different because sound vibrates and light reflects
Is light faster than sound or sound is faster than light?
Light is faster than sound
Is light faster than sound or is it the other away around?
Light is faster than sound.
What is fast light or sound?
Light is faster than sound
What travels faster than light waves and sound waves?
Light travels faster than sound ... about 875,000 times faster. Nothing travels faster than light.
What is faster magnetism or light?
Light is for sure faster, and If you want to know what is faster than light its sound.
Which tavels faster light or sound?
Light.
Do humans process sound or light faster?
Light is what humans process faster
What travels faster in air sound or light and how do you know this?
Light is faster in air than sound.
Can light travel as fast as sound?
no from what i have learned light travels faster then sound
Does sound or light travel faster through water?
Light travels much faster than sound, through wood.
What travels faster the sound?
light
Why you see a distant event before you hear it?
Because the speed of light is much faster than the speed of sound. Therefore, when the light from that event reaches your eyes, you see it. Then later, the sound from the event reaches your ears, and you hear it. Basically it's just because light travels faster than sound.
