Light vs. Sound

Travels the fastest through air

• Light

• Sound

• Both

This is a transverse wave

• Light

• Sound

• Both

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

This is a longitudinal wave

• Light

• Sound

• Both

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

This wave requires a medium.

• Light

• Sound

• Both

This wave transfers energy from one place to another.

• Light

• Sound

• Both

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

This wave transfers particles from one place to another

• Light

• Sound

• Both

• Neither

This wave is caused by the vibration of particles

• Light

• Sound

• Both

This wave can travel through empty space

• Light

• Sound

• Both

If lightning strikes you see it before you hear the thunder because...

• Sound travels faster than light

• Light travels faster than sound

In these waves as frequency increases, wavelength decreases.

• Light

• Sound

• Both

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1