A light year is a unit of distance. It represents the distance that light travels in one year in a vacuum, which is approximately 9.46 trillion kilometers. It is commonly used to measure distances between stars and galaxies.
Option A: Intensity of light
Incorrect. Light intensity is measured in units like lumens or candela, not light years.
Option B: Distance
Correct. A light year measures how far light travels in a year.
Option C: Time
Incorrect. Although it includes the word "year," it is not a unit of time.
Option D: Planetary motion
Incorrect. Planetary motion is usually described in terms of orbital period, velocity, or distance, but not