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Detailed explanation-1: -Light travels at a speed of 300, 000 kms−1 and the distance between Earth and the sun is 150 million km. Thus it takes nearly 8 minutes for light from the sun to reach Earth.

Detailed explanation-2: -The actual distance between the sun and the earth is either, one astronomical unit (AU), which is about 93 million miles or about 150 million kilometres, or about 8 light minutes from the earth.

Detailed explanation-3: -It takes time 8 min for light to reach from sun to the earth surface. If speed of light is taken to be 3×108 m s−1, find the order of magnitude of distance from the sun to the earth in km. Q. The average distance between Earth and the Sun is 1.496×108 km and the speed of light coming from the Sun is 3×108 m/s.

Detailed explanation-4: -Light travels from he Sun to the earth at the speed of 3 x108 m/s. This speed takes light approximately 8 minutes to reach the Earth from the Sun.

Detailed explanation-5: -A light beam takes 8 minutes to travel the 93 million miles (150 million km) from the sun to the Earth.