1. Material, especially carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, that an organism uses for energy, growth, and maintaining the processes of life. Plants, algae, and some bacteria make their own food through photosynthesis, while animals and most other organisms obtain food by consuming other organisms or organic matter.
Quick Answer. The distance from the earth to the moon is 1.25 light seconds, which is roughly 238,900 miles. Light years are reserved for dealing with massive distances in outer space. One light year is the distance that light can travel in one year.
The Moon's average distance from Earth is about 240,000 miles, ranging from 225,000 miles at closest approach to a maximum separation of 251,000 miles over the course of its orbit. For some scale, that's 0.003 times the average distance from the earth to the sun. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon.