Question

true or false
1. sound travel faster than light ​

Answer 1

Answer:  TRUE

Explanation:

The speed of light as it travels through air and space is much faster than that of sound; it travels at 300 million meters per second or 273,400 miles per hour. Visible light can also travel through other things besides through air and through space.

Answer 2

Answer:

False. Sound does not travel faster than light.

Explanation:

• The speed of sound is less than speed of light.
• The speed of light is 3 × 10⁸m/s.
• The speed of sound is 330m/s.
• During lightning, we can see the lightning bolts before you could hear the thundering sounds. This tells us that light travels faster than sound.
• Light does not need any medium to travel. It can travel through space.
• Sound requires medium to travel. It cannot travel in space.

Conclusion:

The statement: Sound travels faster than light- is False.