If the Sun instantaneously stopped giving off light, what would happen on Earth?
A) It would immediately get dark.
B) It would get dark 8 minutes later.
C) It would get dark 27 minutes later.
D) It would get dark 1 hour later.
E) It would get dark 24 hours later.

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The light from the Sun takes approximately 8 minutes to reach Earth, so if the Sun were to suddenly stop giving off light, we would continue to see the Sun in the sky for approximately 8 minutes before it would appear to go dark.

If the Sun Instantaneously Stopped Giving Off Light, What Would