If the Flux of Sunlight on a Planet Suggested Its

question 41

Multiple Choice

If the flux of sunlight on a planet suggested its temperature should be 200 K but its actual temperature was 220 K, then how much more energy does this planet emit relative to the energy it receives from its parent star?

• A) 5.3 times more energy
• B) 2.1 times more energy
• C) 2.9 times more energy
• D) 1.1 times more energy
• E) 1.5 times more energy

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