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.

Answer 1

Matter is needed to transmit sound waves.

Sound is a mechanical wave that requires a medium (air, water, solids) to travel. Space is a near-vacuum, so you wouldn't hear the loud explosions even though the flash of light would be visible.