A lightyear is a unit of what?

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 8/17/2019

A light-year is a unit of distance - the distance travelled by light in a year. Light travels 300,000 km in a second, so a light-year is about 9.5 x 1012 (9.5 million million) kilometers.

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∙ 14y ago

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What part of speech is lightyear?

"Lightyear" is a noun. It is a unit of distance used to measure interstellar space.

Astronomical distances are commonly measured in this unit?

lightyear

Which mectric unit would be used for the speed of light?

lightyear.

How long does it take for a lightyear to travel?

A lightyear is the distance that light can travel in one year.

What is a long unit of measurement that can be used to measure great distances?

a Lightyear, around 1013 kilometres.

Square root for lightyear?

Please note that a light-year is a distance. As far as I know, the square root of a distance is not something that makes sense physically - in other words, you can express it mathematically, but it's not a unit used in practice.

What is the spaceman's name in Toy Story?

Buzz Lightyear

What measurement is bigger than a lightyear?

a mega lightyear

Is lightyear or foot bigger?

A lightyear is a much larger distance.

When was Lightyear Capital created?

Lightyear Capital was created in 2002.

What is the population of Lightyear Capital?

Lightyear Capital's population is 20.

Who is more famous Shrek or Buzz Lightyear?