Radio Waves Travel at the Speed of Light, Which Is

question 2

Multiple Choice

Radio waves travel at the speed of light, which is 3.00 * 10⁸ m/s. How many minutes does it take for a radio message to reach Earth from Saturn if Saturn is 7.9 * 10⁸ km from Earth

• A) 4.4 * 10^-2 min
• B) 1.6 * 10⁵ min
• C) 4.0 * 10¹⁵ min
• D) 44 min
• E) 2.6 min

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