WBCS.LIVE practice question

Light from the sun reaches us in nearly

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. 2 minutes
  2. 8 minutes
  3. 4 minutes
  4. 16 minutes

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: 8 minutes

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: B) 8 minutes šŸ“š Explanation: Light travels from the Sun to the Earth at a speed of approximately 300,000 km per second. Given the average distance between the Sun and Earth, it takes light about 499 seconds to reach us. This time converts to roughly 8 minutes and 19 seconds. Therefore, '8 minutes' is the most accurate whole-number estimate for this journey. This fundamental fact helps us understand the scale of our solar system.