Question

    Light from the Sun reaches us in nearly

    A 2 minutes Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 4 minutes Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 8 minutes Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 16 minutes Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The sun's light takes about 8 minutes to reach the Earth after it has been emitted from the sun's surface. The time it takes for light to reach planets in our Solar System (not the Milky Way, which is our galaxy) varies from about 3 minutes for Mercury, to about 5.3 hours for Pluto

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