Answer:
It takes 8.204 minutes for light to travel from the Sun to Earth
Explanation:
The speed of light is 300000 km/s and the nearest star to the Earth is the Sun which is 149.67 million km. therefore it takes about
147.67×10⁶/300000 = 492.233 seconds for light from the Sun to reach Earth or 8.204 minutes
The other next nearest star is Alpha Centauri which is 4 light years away
Answer:
8.3 minutes
Explanation:
In the solar system the Sun is the nearest Star to the Earth.
The Speed of light is 300,000 kilometers/second.
The distance is given as 147.67×10⁶ km
The time it will take for the light from the star to reach Earth is :
T= distance / speed
147.67×10⁶/300000 = 492.233 seconds
The nearest star to Earth is the Sun and it takes about 8.3 minutes for its light to reach the Earth.
