Respuesta :

at its closest point, sunlight only take 490 seconds for sunlight to reach earth

Answer:

8 minutes and 20 seconds

Explanation:

Sunlight travels at the speed of light.

We orbit the Sun at a distance of about 150 million km. Light moves at 300,000 kilometers/second. Divide these and you get 500 seconds, or 8 minutes and 20 seconds.