If the sun suddenly ceased to shine, how long would it take earth to become dark? you will have to look up the speed of light in

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Sunny_sXe [5.5K]

3 years ago

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If the sun suddenly ceased to shine, how long would it take earth to become dark? you will have to look up the speed of light in

a vacuum and the distance from the sun to earth.

Physics

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sleet_krkn [62] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-25T21:45:35+03:00

sleet_krkn [62]3 years ago

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We are 8 light minutes from the sun. That means two things, we see the sun as it was 8 minutes ago, and we WOULD continue to see the sun for 8 minutes after it disappeared.