It takes light 1.3 seconds to travel from the Moon to Earth and 8 minutes for light to travel from the Sun to Earth. Which of the following statements is true?
A) The Sun is 6.2 times farther from Earth than the Moon.
B) The Sun is 10 times farther from Earth than the Moon.
C) The Sun is 370 times farther from Earth than the Moon.
D) The Sun is 0.10 times farther from Earth than the Moon.

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The time it takes for light to travel from the Sun to Earth is about 480 seconds (8 minutes), and from the Moon to Earth is 1.3 seconds. Dividing 480 by 1.3 gives approximately 369.23, which means the Sun is roughly 370 times farther from Earth than the Moon is.

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