If the temperature of the $Sun = 6000 \, K$,the radius of the Sun is $7.2 \times 10^{5} \, km$,the radius of the Earth is $6000 \, km$,and the distance between the Earth and the Sun is $15 \times 10^{7} \, km$,find the intensity of light on Earth.

  • A
    $1.4 \times 10^{3} \, W/m^2$
  • B
    $1.2 \times 10^{3} \, W/m^2$
  • C
    $1.8 \times 10^{3} \, W/m^2$
  • D
    $0.9 \times 10^{3} \, W/m^2$

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