What is a Light Year?

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why do astronomers prefer using light years instead of meters or kilometers to measure distances in space?
Because meters and kilometers are outdated units.
Because light years are easier to calculate.
Because distances in space are too vast for meters or kilometers.
Because light years are a more scientific unit.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How long does it take for light to travel from the Sun to Earth?
8.3 minutes
5 minutes
10 minutes
12.5 minutes
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What would happen if there was a sudden change in the Sun's brightness?
It would be visible on Earth immediately.
It would take 8.3 minutes to be visible on Earth.
It would take 4.2 years to be visible on Earth.
It would never be visible on Earth.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How far away is Proxima Centauri from Earth?
4.2 light years
5.8 light years
3.6 light years
2.5 light years
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does observing distant stars tell us about the nature of time in space?
We are looking into the future.
We are seeing the stars as they are in the present.
We are looking back in time.
We are seeing an alternate reality.
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