While in the stands at a soccer game you notice a player kick a soccer ball.If the player is $300 \mathrm {~m}$ away from you when he kicks the ball, how much time transpires between the kick and your visual perception of the kick? (The speed of light is approximately $\left. 3 \times 10 ^ { 8 } \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { s } \right)$
A)1 nanosecond
B)1 microsecond
C)1 millisecond
D)1 second

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The time taken for light to travel 300 meters is $ \frac{300}{3 \times 10^8} $ seconds, which is 1 microsecond.

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