Earth is about 150 million km from the sun. The radiation from the sun travels at 300,000 km/s. How long does it take for the radiation from the sun to reach earth?
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2007-12-18 06:17:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
150M /300K is 500. So 500 seconds or about 8 minutes and 20 seconds.
However the distance between the earth and the sun are not constant and it really depends on our position in the elliptical orbit.
2007-12-18 06:25:27 · answer #1 · answered by Brian K² 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you divide out these numbers:
time = dist/speed = 150,000,000 km/300,000 km/s you get a time of 500 seconds, or a bit more than 8 minutes. The Earth sun distance varies by approximately 3% throughout the year, so the time it takes light to reach the Earth from the sun can vary by about 15 seconds over the course of the year.
2007-12-18 06:41:04 · answer #2 · answered by kuiperbelt2003 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It takes light about 8 minutes to travel the 93 million miles from the sun to the earth.
2007-12-18 06:55:01 · answer #3 · answered by Wayner 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A little over 8 minutes.
2007-12-18 07:11:13 · answer #4 · answered by Skepticat 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
186282 mps x 60 and divide that into 93000,000 and you'll have your answer in seconds divide that by 60 to get the answer in minutes.
2007-12-18 06:50:52 · answer #5 · answered by Loren S 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is one time event.
2016-11-15 16:44:19 · answer #6 · answered by dranejones 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋