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Standard VIII
Physics
Light Year
Distance trav...
Question
Distance travelled by light in one year is called __________.
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Solution
Distance travelled by light in one year is called
A light-year.
A light-year the maximum distance light can travel in a year. Light travels at a speed of around
300
,
000
k
m
/
s
.. So it can travel around
10
t
r
i
l
l
i
o
n
k
i
l
o
m
e
t
r
e
s
in a year.
A light-year is
9
,
500
,
000
,
000
,
000
k
i
l
o
m
e
t
r
e
s
in length.
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