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How fast does light travel from Proxima Centuri to Earth?
 
  a. 4.2 ly b. 4.2 years
  c. 3  108 m/s d. None of the other choices are correct.

Question 2

How long does light take to reach us from Proxima Centuri?
 
  a. 4.2 ly b. 4.2 years
  c. 8.4 AU d. 8.4 km


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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

c
RATIONALE: Light travels at the speed of light c.

Answer to Question 2

b
RATIONALE: How long refers to time not distance.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Wow, this really help

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