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Approximately how much time does light take to travel from Sun to Earth?
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20 minutes
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1 hour
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8 minutes and 20 seconds
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3 days
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Light takes approximately 8 minutes and 20 seconds to travel from the Sun to Earth. This is because light travels at a speed of about 299,792,458 kilometers per second, and the average distance between the Sun and Earth is about 149.6 million kilometers. By dividing the distance by the speed, we can calculate that it takes light roughly 500 seconds, or 8 minutes and 20 seconds, to reach Earth from the Sun.
