Between the moon and Earth, there is an empty vacuum. Which statement describes whether sound and light waves are able to travel from Earth to the moon?(1 point)

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Sound can travel from Earth to the moon, but not light.
Sound can travel from Earth to the moon, but not light.

Neither sound nor light can travel from Earth to the moon.
Neither sound nor light can travel from Earth to the moon.

Light can travel from Earth to the moon, but not sound.
Light can travel from Earth to the moon, but not sound.

Both sound and light can travel from Earth to the moon.

Answer 1

The correct statement is:

Light can travel from Earth to the moon, but not sound.

This is because sound requires a medium (like air, water, or solids) to travel through, and since space is a vacuum, sound cannot propagate in it. However, light is an electromagnetic wave and does not need a medium, so it can travel through the vacuum of space.