Mission Control Sends a Brief Wake-Up Call to Astronauts in a Distant

question 37

Multiple Choice

Mission Control sends a brief wake-up call to astronauts in a distant spaceship. Five seconds after the call is sent, Mission Control hears the waking groans of the astronauts. How far away at most) from Earth is the spaceship?

• A) 7.5 × 10⁸ m
• B) 15 × 10⁸ m
• C) 30 × 10⁸ m
• D) 45 × 10⁸ m
• E) The spaceship is on the Moon.

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