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

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

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.

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The correct response is:

Matter is needed to transmit sound waves.

In space, which is a near-vacuum, there is not enough matter to carry sound waves, meaning that explosions would be silent. Additionally, while light itself can travel through the vacuum of space, the depiction of loud explosions in such a setting is unrealistic because of the absence of air to carry the sound.