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Sound travels much more slowly than light. This is why we see the flash of lightning before we hear the thunder.

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What material travels slowest in sound?

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What does sound travel slowest in?

by air


Where does the sound travel slowest through?

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Sound travels the slowest through a?

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When white light travels through a glass prism what colour is refracted through the smallest angle?

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What travels lighter light or sound?

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The sound travels at the speed of light to your ear?

No, not quite. The sound travels at the speed of sound to your ear.