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Light takes ................ to reach us from the Sun while it takes........... to reach us from the moon. |
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Answer» "LIGHT takes 8 minutes to reach us from the Sun while it takes.1. 28 seconds to reach us from the MOON. The sun is about 150 million km far from us. Light TRAVELS at 299 792 458 m/s, in VACUUM. Thus, the light from sun takes PRECISELY 8 minutes 20 seconds to reach earth. The moon is at a distance of 384,400 km and the speed with which light travels in vacuum is 299 792 458 m/s. Thus, light from moon reaches us in 1.28 sec. " |
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