Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

The light from sun takes approximately how much time to reach earth?

  1. 8 seconds

  2. 8 minutes

  3. 8 light-minutes

  4. 6 minutes
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Light travels at approximately 300,000 km/s. The Earth is about 150 million km from the Sun, so light takes approximately 500 seconds or 8 minutes 20 seconds to reach us. '8 minutes' is the closest correct approximation.

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