The distance from Earth to the Moon is approximately240,000 mi. (a) What is this distance in meters? (b) The peregrinefalcon has been measured as traveling up to 350 km/hr in a dive. If this falcon could fly to the Moon at this speed,how many seconds would it take? (c) The speed of light is3.00 x 108 m/s. How long does it take for light to travel fromEarth to the Moon and back again? (d) Earth travels aroundthe Sun at an average speed of 29.783 km/s. Convert thisspeed to miles per hour.

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The distance from Earth to the Moon is approximately
240,000 mi. (a) What is this distance in meters? (b) The peregrine
falcon has been measured as traveling up to 350 km/
hr in a dive. If this falcon could fly to the Moon at this speed,
how many seconds would it take? (c) The speed of light is
3.00 x 108 m/s. How long does it take for light to travel from
Earth to the Moon and back again? (d) Earth travels around
the Sun at an average speed of 29.783 km/s. Convert this
speed to miles per hour.

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