Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

How much time does light takes to reach Earth from Sun ?

  1. 8 minutes

  2. 8 hours

  3. 4 minutes

  4. 4 hours
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Explanation

Sunlight takes approximately 8 minutes and 20 seconds (about 500 seconds) to travel 150 million kilometers from the Sun to Earth. This is calculated by dividing the Earth-Sun distance by the speed of light (300,000 km/s).

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