Sunlight to Earth
Test how sunlight travels across space and why it takes time to arrive.
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Question 1: About how long does sunlight take to reach Earth?
About 8 minutes
About 8 hours
About 8 days
About 8 seconds
Question 2: Why doesn't sunlight arrive instantly?
Space blocks the light
Earth pulls the light backward
Light has a finite speed
The Sun only shines at night
Question 3: What best explains the delay between the Sun and Earth?
Earth's rotation slowing photons
The Moon blocking the Sun
The huge distance in space
Clouds in Earth's atmosphere
Question 4: If the Sun disappeared right now, when would Earth notice?
A few minutes later
The next day
Next month
Immediately
Question 5: What kind of thing is sunlight while it travels to us?
Wind from the Sun
Liquid heat
Electromagnetic radiation
Sound energy
Question 6: What does the travel time of sunlight help us understand?
We see the Sun exactly as it is now
Earth creates sunlight at night
The Sun changes every second on Earth
We see the Sun as it was minutes ago
Question 7: Which comparison best fits the Sun's light travel speed?
Slower than a car on a highway
Fast enough to circle Earth many times in a second
Barely faster than a falling leaf
About the speed of a walking person
Question 8: What is the best takeaway about sunlight and distance?
Distance does not affect light at all
Longer distance means longer travel time
Only darkness can travel across space
The Sun's light gets created on Earth