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Science fiction movies sometimes take place in space and contain scenes where things explode very loudly and brightly. Why is this unrealistic?(1 point)
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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.
The pressure in space would keep explosions from being very large.
The pressure in space would keep explosions from being very large.
Matter is needed to transmit sound waves.
Matter is needed to transmit sound waves.
Light waves cannot travel through the vacuum of space.
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Matter is needed to transmit sound waves.
Sound is a mechanical wave that requires a medium (air, water, solid) to travel. Space is a near vacuum, so explosions there would be silent, though they'd still produce light and debris.
Sound is a mechanical wave that requires a medium (air, water, solid) to travel. Space is a near vacuum, so explosions there would be silent, though they'd still produce light and debris.
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