Choose the BEST answer to the following: If a star that is 20 light-years from Earth explodes, gravitational waves from the explosion would reach Earth in (a) less than 20 years. (b) 20 years. (c) more than 20 years. (d) None of these.

Choose the BEST answer to the following: If a star that is 20 light-years from Earth explodes, gravitational waves from the explosion would reach Earth in (a) less than 20 years. (b) 20 years. (c) more than 20 years. (d) None of these.

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Chapter19: Celestial Distances

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If a star that is 20 light-years from Earth explodes, gravitational waves from the explosion would reach Earth in

(a) less than 20 years.

(b) 20 years.

(d) None of these.

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