how long does the sun's energy take to get to earth?

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how long does the sun's energy take to get to earth?

2006-11-02 13:41:21 · 3 answers · asked by last3member2002 1 in Environment

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Right around 500 seconds, which is 8 min., 20 sec.

You can calculate this yourself:
The distance from the sun to the earth is 93 million miles.
Light travels 186,000 miles per second.
Divide 93 million by 186,000 and you get 500 seconds.

2006-11-02 13:44:18 · answer #1 · answered by actuator 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋

8 min. 22 sec

2006-11-03 05:51:42 · answer #2 · answered by MTAWAMI 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋

I believe its about eight minutes...

2006-11-02 21:45:07 · answer #3 · answered by CHEVICK_1776 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋