Suppose the Sun suddenly stopped emitting light. How long would it take, in seconds, for the Sun’s light to disappear on Earth? (Hint: The Sun is an average of 150 million km from Earth).

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Suppose the Sun suddenly stopped emitting light. How long would it take, in seconds, for the Sun’s light to disappear on Earth? (Hint: The Sun is an average of 150 million km from Earth).

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Answer:

480 seconds

Step-by-step explanation:

It takes the suns light 8 minutes to get to Earth. 8 minutes is 480 seconds.

Shaon Hasan answered Jul 26, 2021

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