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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Matter is needed to transmit sound waves.
Matter is needed to transmit sound waves.

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.

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.

Answer 1

The most accurate response to why loud explosions in space are unrealistic is:

Matter is needed to transmit sound waves.

In space, which is a vacuum, there is no air or other medium to carry sound waves, so explosions would not be heard. While light can travel through space, sound cannot, making the idea of loud explosions in the vacuum of space unrealistic.