Sound travels much more slowly than light. This is why we see the flash of lightning before we hear the thunder.
The phases of matter from fastest to slowest that sound travels through are solids, liquids, and gases. Sound travels fastest through solids because the particles are closer together and can easily transmit vibrations. In liquids, sound travels slower due to the looser arrangement of particles, and in gases, sound travels slowest because the particles are widely spaced.
Light travels more quickly than sound or ripples on water. Sound typically travels at around 343 meters per second in air, while ripples on water travel at lower speeds depending on factors like the depth and temperature of the water. Light travels much faster, at approximately 299,792 kilometers per second in a vacuum.
Light travels slowest in a medium with a high refractive index, such as glass or water. This is because light is absorbed and re-emitted by atoms in the medium, causing it to slow down compared to its speed in a vacuum.
Light travels slowest through materials with a higher refractive index, such as glass or diamond. This is because the speed of light in a material is inversely proportional to its refractive index.
by air
by air
Sound travels slowest through air because the particles in the air are spread apart.
The phases of matter from fastest to slowest that sound travels through are solids, liquids, and gases. Sound travels fastest through solids because the particles are closer together and can easily transmit vibrations. In liquids, sound travels slower due to the looser arrangement of particles, and in gases, sound travels slowest because the particles are widely spaced.
Light travels more quickly than sound or ripples on water. Sound typically travels at around 343 meters per second in air, while ripples on water travel at lower speeds depending on factors like the depth and temperature of the water. Light travels much faster, at approximately 299,792 kilometers per second in a vacuum.
Light travels slowest in a medium with a high refractive index, such as glass or water. This is because light is absorbed and re-emitted by atoms in the medium, causing it to slow down compared to its speed in a vacuum.
Light travels slowest through materials with a higher refractive index, such as glass or diamond. This is because the speed of light in a material is inversely proportional to its refractive index.
by air
Sound travels slowest through gas, as molecules are farther apart compared to liquids and solids, leading to decreased speed of sound waves passing through.
Well sound would travel the slowest - i.e not at all - in a vacuum. However, for simplistic terms, rubber is actually the slowest that sound will travel through of common objects. I don't know but something like sodium at 3K might be a lot slower.
Red since red light travels the slowest
Light appears lighter, and also travels faster, than sound.
No, not quite. The sound travels at the speed of sound to your ear.