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ludmilkaskok [199]
3 years ago
10

How long does it take light to travel between earth and the nearest star?

Physics
2 answers:
erica [24]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

8.3 minutes

Explanation:

In the solar system the Sun is the nearest Star to the Earth.

The Speed of light is 300,000 kilometers/second.

The distance is given as 147.67×10⁶ km

The time it will take for the light from the star to reach Earth is :

T= distance / speed

147.67×10⁶/300000 = 492.233 seconds

The nearest star to Earth is the Sun and it takes about 8.3 minutes for its light to reach the Earth.

sergejj [24]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

It takes 8.204 minutes for light to travel from the Sun to Earth

Explanation:

The speed of light is 300000 km/s and the nearest star to the Earth is the Sun which is 149.67 million km. therefore it takes about

147.67×10⁶/300000  = 492.233 seconds for light from the Sun to reach Earth or 8.204 minutes

The other next nearest star is Alpha Centauri which is 4 light years away

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