everyday science MCQ #49660

Light from the sun reaches Earth in approximately:

everyday science MCQ #49660

  1. Question 1

    Q1. Light from the sun reaches Earth in approximately:

    • A) 8 minutes
    • B) 8 hours
    • C) 8 seconds
    • D) 80 minutes

    Answer: 8 minutes

    Explanation: Light travels at approximately 3 × 10⁸ m/s; the average Earth–Sun distance is about 1.496 × 10¹¹ m, giving a travel time of roughly 499 seconds, which is approximately 8.3 minutes—commonly rounded to 8 minutes.