In many areas where natural gas lines are not available, homes are heated during the winter months by furnaces that burn propane. Calculate the amount of CO2 released into the atmosphere by 100,000 homes if each house consumes on average 600 gallons of propane during this period.
What will be an ideal response?
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How do fission power plants work?
A) The heat from a nuclear reaction is used to boil water. B) The neutrons from a nuclear reaction undergo fusion with water to produce hydrogen gas, which drives a turbine. C) The electrons from a nuclear reaction are harnessed to produce an electrical current. D) The krypton gas generated in the fission process is used to drive a turbine. E) none of the above
Approximately ________% of the fuel you pump into your automobile does something other than move your vehicle down the road
A) 85-90 B) 20-25 C) 35-45 D) 65-75 E) 55-65
Discuss the conventional alternatives to fossil fuels. Why are we not using more renewables?
What will be an ideal response?
The present atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide is approximately 400 ________
A) parts per hundred B) parts per thousand C) parts per million D) parts per billion E) parts per trillion