Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Light from the sun takes about _______ minutes to reach the earth.

  1. four

  2. six

  3. eight

  4. two
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Sun is approximately 150 million kilometers from Earth, and light travels at about 300,000 km/s. This gives a travel time of roughly 500 seconds, or 8 minutes 20 seconds. "Eight" is the closest correct answer among the options.

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