Light Year

Real World Example

Imagine you're planning a road trip across the country, trying to figure out how far you can travel in a day based on your car's speed. Just like calculating your road trip based on how fast you can drive and how long you'll be on the road, a light-year measures the distance light can travel in one year at its constant speed of approximately 300,000 kilometers per second. So, while your road trip might span hundreds or thousands of kilometers depending on your speed and time, a light-year similarly represents the vast journey light makes, covering an astonishing 9.5 trillion kilometers in just one year.