Question
What do sound waves and infrared waves have in common, and what makes them different?
Both carry energy through space, but sound waves are mechanical and infrared waves are electromagnetic.
Both can transfer energy through matter, but sound waves travel through air and infrared waves travel through space.
Both can transfer energy through matter, but sound waves can be heard and infrared waves can be seen.
Both carry energy through space, but sound waves require matter to pass through and infrared waves do not.
Both carry energy through space, but sound waves are mechanical and infrared waves are electromagnetic.
Both can transfer energy through matter, but sound waves travel through air and infrared waves travel through space.
Both can transfer energy through matter, but sound waves can be heard and infrared waves can be seen.
Both carry energy through space, but sound waves require matter to pass through and infrared waves do not.
Answers
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The statement that best captures the commonalities and differences between sound waves and infrared waves is:
**Both carry energy through space, but sound waves require matter to pass through and infrared waves do not.**
**Commonalities:**
- Both sound waves and infrared waves carry energy through space.
**Differences:**
- Sound waves are mechanical waves that require a medium (such as air, water, or solids) to travel, while infrared waves are electromagnetic waves that can travel through a vacuum (space) as well as through different media.
**Both carry energy through space, but sound waves require matter to pass through and infrared waves do not.**
**Commonalities:**
- Both sound waves and infrared waves carry energy through space.
**Differences:**
- Sound waves are mechanical waves that require a medium (such as air, water, or solids) to travel, while infrared waves are electromagnetic waves that can travel through a vacuum (space) as well as through different media.