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Between the moon and Earth, there is an empty vacuum. Which statement describes whether sound and light waves are able to travel from Earth to the moon?(1 point)
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Sound can travel from Earth to the moon, but not light.
Sound can travel from Earth to the moon, but not light.

Neither sound nor light can travel from Earth to the moon.
Neither sound nor light can travel from Earth to the moon.

Both sound and light can travel from Earth to the moon.
Both sound and light can travel from Earth to the moon.

Light can travel from Earth to the moon, but not sound.
Light can travel from Earth to the moon, but not sound.

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Light can travel from Earth to the moon, but not sound.

Light (electromagnetic waves) can travel through a vacuum; sound (mechanical waves) needs a material medium (air, water, etc.), which is absent in space.