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At noon on a clear day, roughly how much solar power reaches each square metre of the Earth’s surface?

Correct answer C. 1 kW/m²

Explanation

About 1.4 kW/m² arrives at the top of the atmosphere, but absorption and scattering reduce this to roughly 1 kW/m² at ground level under a clear midday sky.

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