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How are sound waves different from light waves?(1 point)
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Sound waves are electromagnetic waves that can only travel through a medium, while light waves are mechanical waves that can travel through a medium or through a vacuum.
Sound waves are electromagnetic waves that can only travel through a medium, while light waves are mechanical waves that can travel through a medium or through a vacuum.

Sound waves are electromagnetic waves that can travel through a medium or through a vacuum, while light waves are mechanical waves that can only travel through a medium.
Sound waves are electromagnetic waves that can travel through a medium or through a vacuum, while light waves are mechanical waves that can only travel through a medium.

Sound waves are mechanical waves that can travel through a medium or through a vacuum, while light waves are electromagnetic waves that can only travel through a medium.
Sound waves are mechanical waves that can travel through a medium or through a vacuum, while light waves are electromagnetic waves that can only travel through a medium.

Sound waves are mechanical waves that can only travel through a medium, while light waves are electromagnetic waves that can travel through a medium or through a vacuum.
Sound waves are mechanical waves that can only travel through a medium, while light waves are electromagnetic waves that can travel through a medium or through a vacuum.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Correct choice: "Sound waves are mechanical waves that can only travel through a medium, while light waves are electromagnetic waves that can travel through a medium or through a vacuum."

Brief explanation: sound is a mechanical (usually longitudinal) disturbance of particles and needs matter to propagate; light is an electromagnetic transverse wave that does not require a medium and travels through vacuum at speed c.