Question

How long will it take sunlight to travel the 150 million kilometers to earth? Use a calculator to solve the problem

Answer 1

Divide these and you get 500 seconds, or 8 minutes and 20 seconds. This is an average number. Remember, the Earth follows an elliptical orbit around the Sun, ranging from 147 million to 152 million km. At its closest point, sunlight only takes 490 seconds to reach Earth