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Light (in a vacuum) travels at approximately 3 x 108 m/s.
Sound in air at standard temperature and pressure travels at approximately 300 m/s.
Thus, light is about a million times faster than sound.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe 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.
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What travels faster than light waves and sound waves?
Light travels faster than sound ... about 875,000 times faster. Nothing travels faster than light.
What is fast light or sound?
Light is faster than sound
Conconde flies faster than the speed of light?
No. The Concorde flew faster than the speed of sound. Nothing can move faster than the speed of light.
What is faster magnetism or light?
Light is for sure faster, and If you want to know what is faster than light its sound.
What travels faster in air sound or light and how do you know this?
Light is faster in air than sound.
Is light faster than sound or sound is faster than light?
Light is faster than sound
Is light faster than sound or is it the other away around?
Light is faster than sound.
What travels faster than light waves and sound waves?
Light travels faster than sound ... about 875,000 times faster. Nothing travels faster than light.
What is fast light or sound?
Light is faster than sound
Conconde flies faster than the speed of light?
No. The Concorde flew faster than the speed of sound. Nothing can move faster than the speed of light.
What is faster magnetism or light?
Light is for sure faster, and If you want to know what is faster than light its sound.
Why you see a distant event before you hear it?
Because the speed of light is much faster than the speed of sound. Therefore, when the light from that event reaches your eyes, you see it. Then later, the sound from the event reaches your ears, and you hear it. Basically it's just because light travels faster than sound.
Whats faster sound or light?
Light is about 800,000 faster (compared to the speed of sound in air).
Is sound faster than light in water?
No.
Why you see light first then sound after?
light travel faster than sound. see in real life we see lightning first then we hear the thunder.
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
What travels faster in air sound or light and how do you know this?
Light is faster in air than sound.
