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The speed of light through air at sea level is roughly

881 thousand times the speed of sound.

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How do you Compare and contrast light and sound energy?

Light energy consists of electromagnetic waves that travel at the speed of light, while sound energy consists of mechanical waves that travel at a much slower speed. Light energy does not require a medium to travel through, whereas sound energy does. Light energy can travel through a vacuum, whereas sound energy cannot.


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.


Which is fastest sound or light waves?

-- In vacuum, the speed of sound is zero, so you can't compare them there.-- In air at sea level, the speed of light is about 874 thousand times the speed of sound.


How does light waves compare with sound waves?

Light waves are electromagnetic waves that move at the speed of light. Sound waves are compression waves that move through a medium (air, liquids, solids), with varying speeds according to the medium.


What is faster sound or electricity?

Electricity is faster than sound. The speed of electricity through a conductor is close to the speed of light, which is much faster than the speed of sound through air.


Compare the speed of light with the speed of sound at 0 degrees celsius?

The speed of light has nothing to do with the temperature of the vacuum. It is c = 299 792 458 meters per second. The speed of sound has much to do with the temperature of the air. At 0 degrees Celsius the speed of sound in dry air is c = 331.29 meters per second.


What is the speed of sound and how does it compare to the speed of Light?

The speed of sound at sea level is about 343 m/s .That's about 0.0001441 of the speed of light in vacuum.The speed of light in vacuum is 299,792,458 m/s.That's about 874 thousand times the speed of sound at sea level.


How does the speed of sound compare with its speed through liquids and solids?

When sound waves go through liquids, they travel five times as faster than they do on land. When sound waves go through solids though, they don't go as fast.


How is faster than light?

The speed of sound depends on the physical characteristics of the stuff it's moving through, sound waves are the mechanical motion of the particles of material it's moving through, and sound needs physical stuff to move through. The speed of light depends on the electrical characteristics of the stuff it's moving through, light waves are electric and magnetic fields, and light doesn't need any stuff to move through. The speed of light in vacuum is about 882,000 times the speed of sound in air.


Seeming as the speed of sound in air speeds up if the temperature rises therefore how hot would you have to heat the air up until the speed of sound through that air is equal to the speed of light?

It never would. Sound is vibration through some physical medium; the speed of sound is related to the speed of the vibrations. No physical medium can move at the speed of light, so the speed of sound could never get there.


Is the speed of sound as speed of light?

The speed of light is much greater than the speed of sound.


Is it true that sound travels at the same speed as light?

The speed of sound through air is about 340 meters per second. (The speed of sound in water is about 4 times faster than this). The speed of light in air is about 300 million meters per second.