menu-iconExamlexExamLexServices

Discover

Ask a Question
  1. All Topics
  2. Topic
    Physics & Astronomy
  3. Study Set
    Discovering the Universe
  4. Exam
    Exam 2: Gravitation and the Motion of the Planets
  5. Question
    One Light-Year Is the
Solved

One Light-Year Is the

Question 179

Question 179

Multiple Choice

One light-year is the


A) distance that light travels in one year.
B) time taken for Earth to orbit the Sun once.
C) distance between Earth and the Sun.
D) time taken for light to travel from the Sun to Earth.

Correct Answer:

verifed

Verified

Unlock this answer now
Get Access to more Verified Answers free of charge

Related Questions

Q174: The one significant observation Galileo made through

Q175: How did Copernicus know Mercury was closer

Q176: Viewed from Earth, the largest angular diameter

Q177: A planet will be observed (through a

Q178: The distance to a certain star has

Q180: According to the heliocentric theory, which of

Q181: Copernicus lived<br>A) after Kepler but before Newton.<br>B)

Q182: Which of these four questions arising from

Q183: Consider a comet in a long, thin

Q184: What is the typical period of a

Examlex

ExamLex

About UsContact UsPerks CenterHomeschoolingTest Prep

Work With Us

Campus RepresentativeInfluencers

Links

FaqPricingChrome Extension

Download The App

Get App StoreGet Google Play

Policies

Privacy PolicyTerms of ServiceHonor CodeCommunity Guidelines

Scan To Download

qr-code

Copyright © (2025) ExamLex LLC.

Privacy PolicyTerms Of ServiceHonor CodeCommunity Guidelines