Science fiction movies sometimes take place in space and contain scenes where things explode very loudly and brightly. Why is this unrealistic?(1 point) Responses The pressure in space would keep explosions from being very large. The pressure in space would keep explosions from being very large. Matter is needed to transmit sound waves. Matter is needed to transmit sound waves. Light waves cannot travel through the vacuum of space. Light waves cannot travel through the vacuum of space. Large explosions are more likely to create seismic waves, not sound and light.

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The most accurate response is: Matter is needed to transmit sound waves.

In the vacuum of space, there is no air or other matter to carry sound waves, so explosions would be silent. While explosions can indeed produce light, the loudness associated with them in movies is unrealistic because there is no medium for sound to travel through in space.