GK
THE UNIVERSE
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Question
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What is a light year?
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The distance that light travels in 10 seconds
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The time it takes light to travel to the moon
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The distance that light travels in 1 year
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The distance around the Earth
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Light-year is the distance light travels in one year. Light zips through interstellar space at 186, 000 miles (300, 000 kilometers) per second and 5.88 trillion miles (9.46 trillion kilometers) per year.
Detailed explanation-2: -A light-year, alternatively spelled light year, is a large unit of length used to express astronomical distances and is equivalent to about 9.46 trillion kilometers (9.46×1012 km), or 5.88 trillion miles (5.88×1012 mi).
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