What are appropriate measures of risk? Judge how they might be used
What will be an ideal response?
It is important to compare risks with other risks to see which one carries more.
This is an apples to apples, oranges to oranges comparison strategy. The creation of the
microrisk idea by Marx was an attempt to quantify different risks the same way.
Experts in risk analysis try as much as possible to make these comparisons. Table 26.2 is
such an attempt.
The assessment of risk involves art as well as science. How much is a human life worth?
It's hard to be sure how to evaluate this.
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In case of parallel plate capacitor, if the plate separation is doubled and plate area is halved, the capacitance becomes:
A. FOUR TIMES B. ONE HALF C. ONE FOURTH D. ZERO.
The production of interference colors requires
A) a reflecting surface. B) at least two reflecting surfaces. C) a medium with a relatively low index of refraction. D) none of the above
A thermometer registers a change in temperature of 100°F. What change in temperature does this correspond to on the Kelvin Scale?
a. 453 b. 328 c. 180 d. 55.6 e. 24.5