The distance from Earth to the Moon is approximately 240,000 mi. (a) What is this distance in

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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 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 × 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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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 978-0321696724

12th edition

Authors: Theodore Brown, Eugene LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward

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