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

Light waves cannot travel through the vacuum of space.
Light waves cannot travel through the vacuum of space.

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

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.

Answer 1

Matter is needed to transmit sound waves. Sound requires a material medium (air, water, etc.) to propagate, so explosions in the vacuum of space would be silent (though they can still produce bright flashes of light).