Light travels at 186,000 miles per second. Light takes about 11⁄3 seconds to travel from the earth to the moon. Calculate the distance between the earth and the moon based on the speed of light.
To calculate the distance between the Earth and the Moon based on the speed of light, we can use the equation:
distance = speed × time
Given that the speed of light is 186,000 miles per second and light takes about 11⁄3 (or 1.333) seconds to travel from the Earth to the Moon, we can substitute these values into the equation:
distance = 186,000 miles/second × 1.333 seconds
Now, let's calculate the distance:
distance ≈ 248,138 miles
Therefore, based on the speed of light, the distance between the Earth and the Moon is approximately 248,138 miles.