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How long does it take for heat generated by the sun to reach the earth?

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chessteruk | 13:47 Wed 30th Mar 2011 | Science
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How long does it take for heat generated by the sun to reach the earth?
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The answers above give the time taken for heat (and light) to reach the Earth from the Sun's surface. This energy is created from nuclear reactions deep in the Sun and it takes an amazingly long time to reach the Sun's surface - according to Wiki "(estimated) between 10,000 and 170,000 years." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun
So if you are asking how long...
15:19 Thu 31st Mar 2011
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93,000,000(distance from sun)/186,000(speed of light in miles per second)=time in seconds
13:50 Wed 30th Mar 2011
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The answers above give the time taken for heat (and light) to reach the Earth from the Sun's surface. This energy is created from nuclear reactions deep in the Sun and it takes an amazingly long time to reach the Sun's surface - according to Wiki "(estimated) between 10,000 and 170,000 years." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun
So if you are asking how long after generation the Sun's heat reaches the Earth, we could say 170,00 years and eight minutes!
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15:19 Thu 31st Mar 2011
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^ ignore last line - should have been deleted
15:23 Thu 31st Mar 2011

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