Sound can travel for much greater distances through water than light waves can before being absorbed because ____

A) ?Sound waves continue to travel until something physically stops it.
B) ?Sound waves pick up speed the longer it travels.
C) ?Sound waves get absorbed and then retransmitted through the ocean every 50 feet allowing it to bounce faster than light waves.
D) ?Sound waves travel through water more efficiently than light waves.


D

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