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Light waves travel faster in liquids and slowest in the air.
Light waves travel faster in liquids and slowest in the air.
Light waves travel faster in air than in solids.
Light waves travel faster in air than in solids.
Light waves travel fastest in solids and slowest in liquids.
Light waves travel fastest in solids and slowest in liquids.
Light waves travel faster in solids than in air.
Light waves travel faster in solids than in air.
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The statement that accurately describes the way light waves propagate is:
Light waves travel faster in solids than in air.
In general, light travels fastest in a vacuum, then in air, and then in liquids and solids. However, within solids, different materials can have different refractive indices, which can affect light speed, but typically light travels fastest in solids compared to liquids and gases.
