Question 75

Q91Multiple choice

A light year is the distance that light can travel in one year. 1 light year = 9,460,000,000,000 km.

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(a) Express one light year in scientific notation.

(b) The average distance between Earth and Sun is 1.496 × 108 km. Is the distance between Earth and the Sun greater than, less than or equal to one light year?