Question

1. A light year is the distance that light can travel in a year and is about 5,878,630,000,000 miles.
Write this number in scientific notation.
2. The radius of the Milky Way Galaxy is about 50,000 light-years. Write this number in scientific
notation.
3. What is the radius of the Milky Way Galaxy in miles? Write your final answer in scientific notation and
show at least one step of your work.
4. According to Star Trek, Warp 8 is 8 times the speed of light. If the star ship Voyager can travel at
Warp 8, how many miles can it travel in a year? Write your final answer in scientific notati

Answer 1

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