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The sound needs a medium to be transported. Without that medium (vacuum) there is no sound. The sound is blocked by air mulecules. The light does not need a medium.
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Is the speed of sound faster or slower than light?
Way slower. For reference, the speed of sound is about 767.3 mph and the speed of light is 671,000,000 mph.
Is the speed of sound equal to an electromagnetic wave?
No, speed of sound in air is much slower than the speed of light in vacuum.
Is there a tiny particle that can faster than the speed of light and sound?
no, not that i know of though but im sure nothing is faster than the speed of light and the speed of sound is slower than the light
Why speed of light is greater than speed of sound?
The speed of light is the speed at which electromagnetic waves propagate through a medium. The speed of sound is the speed at which acoustic waves propagate through a medium. As the speed of sound relies on the medium moreso than the speed of light, sound propagates much slower than light.
Does light travel slower then sound?
No. It's the other way around ... sound is much slower. The numbers for each are thus: * Speed of Sound: 340.29 m/s * Speed of Light: 299,792,458 m/s Yup - light is faster ... much faster. You've never heard in the comic books "faster than the speed of light"??????
Is the speed of light slower in air or in a vacuum?
Speed of light is max. in vaccum and slower in air.
Can electrons move slower than the speed of light?
They can ONLY move slower than the speed of light.
What is the speed of light in a brain?
slower than the speed of light
When a gun is fired its sound his heard a little after seeing its flash?
The light shown by the flash travels at the speed of light, while sound waves travels slower. It is the different speeds of light and sound that causes sound to be heard after seeing the flash.
Is heat slower than sound in air?
Heat being transferred in three modes. They are conduction, convection and radiation As far as conduction and convection are concerned they may be slower than sound But radiation is by electromagnetic wave. It has the speed of light. So it is not slower than sound.
How fast is echolocation?
It is slower than half the speed of sound.
What would happen first hear a gun shot or see a gun shot?
See it- speed of light, then hear it- speed of sound is MUCH slower.
