Which statement best describes the common features of sound waves and light waves? question 5 options: both travel in waves. Only light is characterized by amplitude, frequency, and wavelength. The speed of light is affected by the medium through which it travels but the speed of sound in the same in all media. Both can be characterized by amplitude, frequency, and wavelength. The speed of both is affected by the medium through which it travels. Only sound can be characterized by amplitude, frequency, and wavelength. Light does not have amplitude, frequency, or wavelength.