According to science, the fastest speed possible for anything is the speed of light. The speed of light is about 186,000 miles p
er second. That means that in one minute, light travels 11,160,000 miles. The star nearest Earth is the Sun. It’s about 93,000,000 miles from Earth. Therefore, it takes sunlight about eight minutes to travel to Earth. So, when you see the Sun, you aren’t seeing it as it is.You’re seeing it as it was eight minutes ago. Since the stars are much farther away than our Sun, imagine how far back in time you’re seeing them! It’s obvious that humans will never travel to planets around even the nearest stars. 20. Which statement taken from the paragraph is most likely to be opinion rather than fact? A. The fastest speed possible for anything is the speed of light. B. Humans will never travel to planets around even the nearest stars. C. The star nearest Earth is the Sun. D. When you see the Sun, you aren’t seeing it as it is.
B. Humans will never travel to planets around even the nearest stars.
Explanation:
This statement is one of opinion. The speaker is assuming that engineers will never be able to create a way to travel to planets that are in other solar systems. The other statements are all facts. Option A is a fact. in the passage it is introduced with the phrase "According to science". Options C and D are also facts that have been scientifically proven.
The correct answer is D. possessive because the whole phrase "that you wrote" (that is a relative pronoun) can be replaced with "your", which is a possessive.
