Answer to Question #187539 in Geography for Albedo

Question

using the stefan-boltzmann law, explain why the sun emits more energy than the earth

Answer 1

This law states that the emitted energy is directly proportional to the product of surface area $A$ of a body and its temperature $T$ in the fourth degree:

$$E=A\sigma T^4.$$

The Sun is a hotter and larger body, that is why it emits more energy than our planet.