2026 CCHMS P1 Q5

2026 CCHMS P1 Q5

Secondary 4
4 marks

Light takes approximately 8 minutes to travel 150 million kilometres.

  1. Find the average speed of light, in metres per second. Give your answer in standard form.[2]
  2. The star Proxima Centauri is \(4\times10^{13}\) km from Earth.
    Find the time, in years, it takes for light to travel from Proxima Centauri to Earth.[2]
    [Assume 1 year = 365 days]

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Answer:(a) \(3.125\times10^8\text{ m/s}\) (b) \(4.06\) years.

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