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Introduction
Is the world getting warmer?
If so, are the actions of mankind to
blame for earths temperature
increases?
What can/should be done about these
issues?
Solar
Earths
Temperature
Sun
Energy
Solar
Energy
Earths Temperature
Sun
Solar
Energy
Radiation
Cooling
Earths Temperature
Solar
Sun
Energy
Radiation
Cooling
Earths Temperature
Sun
Solar
Energy
Radiation
Cooling
Sun
Greenhouse Effect
NonGreenhouse
Gases
99%
Water (H2O)
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Methane (CH4)
Greenhouse
Gases
1%
Total
Liquid fuel
Solid fuel
Gas fuel
4
3
2
1
0
1750
1800
1850
1900
Year
1950
2000
Annual
Carbon
Emissions
8
6
0
1955
1965
1975
1985
Year
1995
2005
Region/State CO2 lb/kWh CO2 tons/MWh CO2 Metric tons/MWh CH4 lbs/MWh NO2 lbs/MWh
South Atlantic 1.35 0.674
0.612
0.0127 0.0207
North Carolina 1.24 0.621
0.563
0.0105 0.0203
Virginia
1.16 0.582
0.528
0.0137 0.0192
West Virginia 1.98 0.998
0.897
0.0137 0.0316
Wattage
# of
of the bulbs bulbs
3
bulbs
(CFL bulbs)
18 W
Watts
Used
(Wattage
x number
of bulbs)
3
bulbs
180 W
days )
10 hours a
day
18 x3
54 W
Watts
Watts Used
hours /
(#3) x Total
Hours used
year
Hours
/day
per day
(#5 x 365
(#4)
(60 x 3)
(Incandescent
bulbs)
60 W
10 hours a
day
7
Kilowatt
hours /
year
(1000Wh =
1kWh)
(divide #6
by 1000)
(180 x 10)
(1800 x 365)
(640,800/10
00)
1800
Wh/day
640,800
Wh/ year
640.8
kWh per
year
54 x 10
540x365
197,100
540
Wh/day
197,100
Wh/day
1000
197.1
kWh/yr
Compact Fluorescent s
(CFLs)
Incandescents
Total kWh for 3bulb (#7 from
above)
Cost (kWh #7 x $.18)
CO 2 produced @ 1.16 lbs/kWh
640.8 kWh
197 kWh
$115.34
$35.46
228.52
743.3
lbs
514.8
(C O 2 of incandescents - C O 2 of CFLs)
Money saved in energy
(Cost incandescents - cost of CFLs)
$79.88
lbs
lbs
Blowing
YourWorld
World
Blowing
UpUp
Your
How many of you eat fresh vegetables
instead of canned or frozen?
Fresh vegetables cook more quickly and are
usually more nutritious than frozen or canned
foods. Canned and frozen vegetables are often
over-processed, contain additives, contribute to
air pollution (transport and packaging) and add
to our waste problem. 4 pts u