Light travels at precisely <span>299,792,458 metres every second (abbreviated to 3 x 10^8 metres every second but let's be precise) There are 60 seconds in every minute (</span><span>299 792 458 x 60 = 17,987,547,480m) 60 minutes in every hour (17,987,547,480 x 60 = 1,079,252,849,000m) 96 hours in 4 days (</span><span>1,079,252,849,000 x 96 = 10,360,827,350,000m) </span><span>Now let's convert to km to make this number (slightly) more manageable (</span>10,360,827,350,000 / 1000 = <span>103,608,273,500km) </span>Light travels <span>103,608,273,500km in 4 days - that's the equivalent of going around the equator of the earth 813,124 times!</span><span>
The energy transformations are similar because they result into radiant energy.
As for the lamp, Electrical energy is transformed into light when the filament
or mercury vapor glows on passage of current.
The fire- chemical energy is turned to light energy during the combustion of carbon. Both products comprise of ultraviolet radiation which is a form of radiant energy.