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chevycamaro2009
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Registered: 11-08-09
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I was wondering if sound waves can bounce off of light rays
GTCGreg
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Registered: 11-29-07
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Sound is a pressure wave caused by the compression of the mass of air molecules. When a sound wave hits an object of a different density, part of the energy of the sound wave is transferred to the new media and part is reflected. Light waves have no mass and therefore sound waves are oblivious to them.
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