Light from the Sun's Photosphere Reaches Earth Approximately _________ Times

question 29

Multiple Choice

Light from the Sun's photosphere reaches Earth approximately _________ times faster than photons released in fusion in the core.

• A) 1,000
• B) 600,000
• C) 1 million
• D) 6 billion
• E) 10 billion

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