Asked by Akim

An experiment was conducted to determine the speed of sound and light waves through certain media.
Select the statement(s) that represent conclusions that can be drawn from the set of data in the chart shown.

Sound waves need a medium to travel through.

Light waves need a medium to travel through.

Sound and light waves travel through different media at different speeds.

Sound and light waves are affected differently by the particle arrangement of the medium.

Sound and light waves travel through all types of media at the same speed.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Correct conclusions:

- Sound waves need a medium to travel through.
(Sound speed values change with medium and sound cannot travel in a vacuum.)

- Sound and light waves travel through different media at different speeds.
(The chart shows different speeds for each wave in solids, liquids, gases/vacuum.)

- Sound and light waves are affected differently by the particle arrangement of the medium.
(Sound is fastest in solids (particles close together), while light is fastest in vacuum/less optically dense media — the mediums affect them in opposite ways.)

Not supported by the data:

- Light waves need a medium to travel through. (False — light can travel in vacuum.)
- Sound and light waves travel through all types of media at the same speed. (False — speeds vary by medium.)