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Solid angle is the intercepted area on a sphere divided by what?
AThe circumference
BThe radius cubed
CThe radius squared
DThe diameter
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. The radius squared
Dividing area by radius squared gives a ratio of two areas, which is the solid angle in steradians.
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