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Is a light year measured in distance?
Not really. A light year is a measure of distance. It is the distance light can travel in one earth year, about 6 trillion miles
True or false a light year is measured in distance?
False the light year is not a unit of time it is a unit of distance true.
What is the value of one light year?
Distance (metres) = velocity (metres / sec) * time (seconds) > velocity of light = 299 792 458 metres per second 1 year = 365.2425 days = 31 556 952 seconds > Distance = 9 460 536 207 068 020 metres Distance = 9.46054 * 1015 metres approx.
What is light measured in?
The measurement of light is in lumins. Pronounced ( loo-mins)
What units are distances to stars measured in and why?
Usually such distances are measured either in light-years, or in parsecs.
How is a light - year measured?
Distance
The light year is measured by?
how far u can travel at the speed of light in a year
Is a light year measured in energy produced?
No. A light year is a measure of distance. It is the distance light travels in a year.
Is a light year measured in distance?
Not really. A light year is a measure of distance. It is the distance light can travel in one earth year, about 6 trillion miles
How is the unit light-year is a measured?
Distance
Why a light years measured in distance?
Because that's how it is defined. A light-year is the distance that light travels in a year.
What is the physical quantity that is measured in light year?
it is time
Is the sun measured in light years?
'Light-year' is a unit of a distance. It is the distance for light to travel one year. So it is a great distance.
Which parameter is measured in light year?
"Light year" is a unit of length or distance, equivalent to roughly 5,878,600,000,000 miles. (rounded)
Stellar distance are usually expressed in what units?
A light year
Why is star distances measured in light year?
because the stars are very far away so the astronomers use light years
True or false a light year is measured in distance?
False the light year is not a unit of time it is a unit of distance true.
