Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

How many minutes does it take for the suns rays to reach earth?

  1. 4.7

  2. 4.9

  3. 8.2

  4. 8.4
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Explanation

Sunlight takes approximately 8.4 minutes to reach Earth, calculated from the average Earth-Sun distance of 149.6 million km divided by the speed of light (300,000 km/s). Time = Distance ÷ Speed = 149.6 million ÷ 300,000 ≈ 498.7 seconds ≈ 8.3-8.4 minutes.

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