How much time is rquired for sunlight to travel from moon to earth distance is 3.85 x 10^5 km?

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How much time is rquired for sunlight to travel from moon to earth distance is 3.85 x 10^5 km?

How much time is required for reflected sunlight to travel from the mooon to Earth if the distance between Earth and the moon is 3.85 x 10^5km?

2006-10-30 13:00:12 · 4 answers · asked by savemore 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space

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1.2 sec

2006-10-31 16:40:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Since the speed of light is just about 300,000 km/s, the math should be easy.

2006-10-30 22:05:22 · answer #2 · answered by arbiter007 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Two seconds.

2006-10-30 22:49:18 · answer #3 · answered by Manny L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The moon is approx. 250,000 miles away. Light travels at approx. 186,000 miles per second. So it would'nt be much over one second. Your "3.5........" makes no sense...

2006-10-30 21:15:08 · answer #4 · answered by Vinegar Taster 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋