The intensity of sunlight at the top of the earth's atmosphere is approximately (1400 mathrm{~W} / mathrm{m}^{2}).

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The intensity of sunlight at the top of the earth's atmosphere is approximately \(1400 \mathrm{~W} / \mathrm{m}^{2}\). Mars is about 1.5 times as far from the sun as the earth. What is the approximate intensity of sunlight at the top of Mars's atmosphere?

A. \(930 \mathrm{~W} / \mathrm{m}^{2}\)

B. \(620 \mathrm{~W} / \mathrm{m}^{2}\)

C. \(410 \mathrm{~W} / \mathrm{m}^{2}\)

D. \(280 \mathrm{~W} / \mathrm{m}^{2}\)

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College Physics A Strategic Approach

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