Question

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

Large explosions are more likely to create seismic waves, not sound and light.
Large explosions are more likely to create seismic waves, not sound and light.

Matter is needed to transmit sound waves.
Matter is needed to transmit sound waves.

The pressure in space would keep explosions from being very large.
The pressure in space would keep explosions from being very large.

Light waves cannot travel through the vacuum of space.

Answer 1

Matter is needed to transmit sound waves.

Sound is a mechanical wave that requires a medium (air, water, or solid) to propagate; in the vacuum of space there is no medium, so you wouldn't hear explosions (though you could still see bright flashes of light).