ive done it at sch but still cant get the hang of it ok .
just checkin somthin out
2007-07-10 15:22:00 · 9 answers · asked by channy not fanny 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
On average, the Sun in 150 million km away. Light travels at 300,000 km/s. It takes sunlight about 500 seconds, a little over 8 minutes, to reach Earth.
2007-07-10 15:27:23 · answer #1 · answered by stork5100 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the sun were to blow up we would have 8 minutes to do whatever we love doing most, for example a certain former president would meet up with a certain intern. Lol just kidding 8 minutes from the sun to the earth in light speed.
2007-07-12 16:22:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
8 minutes and 18 seconds
2007-07-10 22:28:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
photons take a few million years to get from the core to the surface, and from there about 8 minutes to reach the earth.
2007-07-10 22:27:38 · answer #4 · answered by vorenhutz 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
8 Minutes, because the sun is 93 million miles away and light travel at 186,000 miles per second.
2007-07-10 22:47:56 · answer #5 · answered by donmorano 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
About 8 minutes.
HTH
Charles
2007-07-10 22:25:04 · answer #6 · answered by Charles 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
apparently something like 8 minutes
2007-07-10 22:30:11 · answer #7 · answered by itssoeasy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
8 minutes
The next-closest star 1 year
2007-07-10 22:29:01 · answer #8 · answered by gcbtrading 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i thnk its 8.6min
2007-07-10 22:25:40 · answer #9 · answered by bhanu 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋