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What is the astonomical term for the distance light travels in a year?
A light year.
Discuss the use of the term light year in relation to space and astronomy?
A light year is the distance that light travels in a year, so it is a measure of distance, not time. Light travels at about 186,000 miles per second or about 300,000 kilometres per second. There are 31,536,000 seconds in a year. There is about 5,869,713,600,000 miles in a light year or about 9,445,950,434,500 kilometres.
What is a light year and why do we use it?
A light year is the distance that light travels in a year. We use it because it allows us to measure huge distances.
Which these is a term for measuring distance in space?
light-year(:
Who gave the term light minute?
i also heard about the light year never listened about light minute
How can I use light year in a sentence?
We're just one light year from home, now.
When do you use a light year?
You don't use it, it is a unit of measurement.
When do you use a light-year?
You don't use it, it is a unit of measurement.
How do you use the word light year in a sentence?
We are a light-year away from our destination.The newly discovered, earth-like planet is a light-year away from us.
What is the term for the distance light can travel in one year in a vacuum?
The distance light travels in one year is called a light year.It is approximately 6 trillion miles.9.4605284 x 1015 metresLight year is the distance traveled by light in one year. we just cannot imagine this. Because light travels 3*108 m/s. so just think how much it will travel in one minute, one day, one week, one month & one year.Exactly 9,460,730,472,580.8 (just under 9.46*1012) kilometers.
What is a light year and why do scientist use it?
A light year is a measure of how far light can travel in one year. It is a phenomenal distance, and is used to describe how far away stars are from us.
How was a light year discovered?
The light year was not discovered. It was made up, by people who kept coming up with distances like [ 25,866,280,000,000 miles ] in their work, and soon realized that they were going to need something bigger than a mile, so they invented the light-year.
