About 1350 W/m² of Electromagnetic Energy Reaches the Upper Atmosphere

Multiple Choice

About 1350 W/m² of electromagnetic energy reaches the upper atmosphere of the earth from the sun,which is 1.5 × 10¹¹ m away.Use this information to estimate the average power output of the sun.

A) 1 × 10²⁶ W
B) 2 × 10²⁶ W
C) 3 × 10²⁶ W
D) 4 × 10²⁶ W