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The change that happens on the Earth when the Sun instaneously stopped giving off light.
Answer to Problem 1QP
Option (b) is the correct answer.
Explanation of Solution
The time taken by sunlight to reach the Earth is,
The distance between the earth and the Sun is
Then the time taken is,
Conclusion:
Since the time taken is
Since the time taken for the sunlight to reach the Earth is
Since the time taken for the sunlight to reach the Earth is
Since the time taken for the sunlight to reach the Earth is
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