{"id":244643,"date":"2025-07-05T09:16:57","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T09:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=244643"},"modified":"2025-07-05T09:16:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T09:16:59","slug":"the-distance-from-the-earth-to-the-sun-is-about-93-million-miles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/05\/the-distance-from-the-earth-to-the-sun-is-about-93-million-miles\/","title":{"rendered":"The distance from the Earth to the Sun is about 93 million miles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The distance from the Earth to the Sun is about 93 million miles. If light travels at a speed of 2.998×10^8 m\/s, how many minutes does it take for light from the Sun to reach the Earth? Enter only the number and the unit for the answer: 2.8×10^-8 min<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To calculate how long it takes for light from the Sun to reach the Earth, we need to consider the distance from the Earth to the Sun and the speed at which light travels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: Convert distance to meters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The distance from the Earth to the Sun is approximately 93 million miles. First, we need to convert miles to meters.1\u2009mile=1609.34\u2009meters1 \\, \\text{mile} = 1609.34 \\, \\text{meters}1mile=1609.34meters93\u2009million miles=93\u00d7106\u2009miles93 \\, \\text{million miles} = 93 \\times 10^6 \\, \\text{miles}93million miles=93\u00d7106miles93\u00d7106\u2009miles\u00d71609.34\u2009meters\/mile=1.496\u00d71011\u2009meters93 \\times 10^6 \\, \\text{miles} \\times 1609.34 \\, \\text{meters\/mile} = 1.496 \\times 10^{11} \\, \\text{meters}93\u00d7106miles\u00d71609.34meters\/mile=1.496\u00d71011meters<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 2: Use the speed of light<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We are given that the speed of light is 2.998\u00d7108\u2009m\/s2.998 \\times 10^8 \\, \\text{m\/s}2.998\u00d7108m\/s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 3: Calculate time<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Time can be calculated using the formula:Time=DistanceSpeed\\text{Time} = \\frac{\\text{Distance}}{\\text{Speed}}Time=SpeedDistance\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Substituting the known values:Time=1.496\u00d71011\u2009meters2.998\u00d7108\u2009m\/s=499.6\u2009seconds\\text{Time} = \\frac{1.496 \\times 10^{11} \\, \\text{meters}}{2.998 \\times 10^8 \\, \\text{m\/s}} = 499.6 \\, \\text{seconds}Time=2.998\u00d7108m\/s1.496\u00d71011meters\u200b=499.6seconds<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 4: Convert time from seconds to minutes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To convert seconds to minutes:Time in minutes=499.6\u2009seconds60\u22488.33\u2009minutes\\text{Time in minutes} = \\frac{499.6 \\, \\text{seconds}}{60} \\approx 8.33 \\, \\text{minutes}Time in minutes=60499.6seconds\u200b\u22488.33minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Answer:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It takes approximately 8.33 minutes<\/strong> for light to travel from the Sun to the Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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