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Yes, sound waves can travel through most mediums, even rocks which are extremely dense. A good example is the shock wave from an Earthquake, which can be heard hundreds of miles away from the epicentre after travelling through rocks in the ground.

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Can light travel through air?

yes. if light didn't travel through air, then you wouldn't be able to see anything!


What happens to speed of light when travel through plastic?

When light travels through anything that is not a vacuum, it will usually slow down.


Do photons travel forwards or backwards through time?

Photons do not travel through time. This is due to the fact that the faster you travel through space, the slower you travel through time. In other words, if an object is standing still, it is traveling at the speed of light through time, and since a photon travels at the speed of light through space, it is not traveling through time. -- Asker here, I hope no one minds me editing in to expand on the question/answer given. Surely the answer must be more complex. If a photon does not travel through time, then that could potentially violate/invalidate causality.


How fast do x rays travel through a vacuum?

X-rays are a kind of electromagnetic radiation - similar to light. They travel at the speed of light through a vacuum - about 300 million meters/second.X-rays are a kind of electromagnetic radiation - similar to light. They travel at the speed of light through a vacuum - about 300 million meters/second.X-rays are a kind of electromagnetic radiation - similar to light. They travel at the speed of light through a vacuum - about 300 million meters/second.X-rays are a kind of electromagnetic radiation - similar to light. They travel at the speed of light through a vacuum - about 300 million meters/second.


Why there is no sound year like light year?

The velocity of light in vacuum is a universal constant. A light year is the distance travelled at that velocity in one year. To define a sound year it would be necessary to also specify the precise characteristics of material it is being propagated through. A vacuum won't do, since sound doesn't travel through a vacuum.

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How fast does sound travel through stone?

The rate at which sound travels through stone depends on the stone. Sound will travel faster through warm stone than cold stone.


How does how does light travel through opaque material?

it cant travel through light.


Why doesn't light travel through a vacuum?

Light does travel through a vacuum.


Does light travel through sponge?

Light will not travel through an opaque sponge.


What will light not travel through?

A material through which light (or a certain color of light) won't pass through is said to be OPAQUE for light (or for that color of light). Most materials around us are opaque for visible light; only a few materials, such as air and other gases, water, and glass, are transparent, meaning they do let light through.


How do the suns ray's travel to earth?

Light is a wave that travels through space across matter. The same way that waves travel from the center of a pond to the edges when you toss a stone in it.


Is an transparent object is one which light can travel through undistorted?

Light can travel through undistorted


What is a material through which light waves can travel?

Light can travel through transparent and translucent glass.


What material does visible light not travel through?

An opaqe object. NO light can travel through it at all.


What is a very fine stone that light can be seen through?

A very fine stone that light can be seen through is a alabaster. Alabaster is a quarried stone. It is white in color and translucent.


Can light wave travel through air?

Yes, light waves can travel through air because air is a medium through which electromagnetic waves can propagate. Light travels at different speeds through different mediums, but it can definitely travel through air.


How fast does light travel through copper?

Copper is opaque to light - light can not travel though it.