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0708 Global Warming
0708 Global Warming
0708 Global Warming
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?
Earths Temperature
Solar
Sun
Energy
Solar
Energy
Earths Temperature
Sun
Solar
Energy
Radiation
Cooling
Earths Temperature
Sun
Solar
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
Home Heating
Electricity
Region/State
South Atlantic
North Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
CO2 lb/kWh CO2 tons/MWh CO2 Metric tons/MWh CH4 lbs/MWh NO2 lbs/MWh
1.35 0.674
0.612
0.0127 0.0207
1.24 0.621
0.563
0.0105 0.0203
1.16 0.582
0.528
0.0137 0.0192
1.98 0.998
0.897
0.0137 0.0316
Wattage
of the bulbs
(Incandescent
bulbs)
60 W
# of
bulbs
Watts
Used
(Wattage
x number
of bulbs)
Hours used
per day
(60 x 3)
3
bulbs
(CFL bulbs)
18 W
3
bulbs
180 W
10 hours a
day
18 x3
10 hours a
day
54 W
Watts Used
(#3) x Total
Hours/day
(#4)
Watts
hours /
year
7
Kilowatt
hours /
year
(#5 x 365
days)
(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
540
Wh/day
197,100
Wh/day
197,100
1000
197.1
kWh/yr
Incandescents
Total kWh for 3 bulb (#7 from
above)
640.8 kWh
$115.34
743.3
Compact Fluorescents
(CFLs)
197 kWh
lbs
$35.46
228.52 lbs
514.8
(C O2 of incandescents - C O2 of CFLs)
Money saved in energy
(Cost incandescents - cost of CFLs)
$79.88
lbs
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