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Which term describes the rate of energy output from a light source? A. absolute magnitude B. apparent magnitude C. luminosity D. temperature

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The term ‘luminosity’ describes the rate of energy output from a light source.

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Luminosity defined as the total energy emitted from a light source per second i.e. the rate of energy emitted from a light source. The source can be either as big as a star or as small as a lamp.

Luminosity is measured in terms of Joule per second according to its definition. This is also called Watt (Joule/sec).

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