Homework 7, due Mon May 23, 2011
		Physics 12: Spring 2011


1. If you drive alone to the airport 50 miles away, how do your chances
of dying during the drive compare to your chance of dying during the
2000 mile flight you are about to take.  Use table 8.6.

2. Under normal conditions, what is the temperature at the top of
Mt. Whitney (14500 ft), if it is 70 degrees F at sea level?

3. What are ways that sulfur dioxide emissions from coal-burning power
plants can be reduced.

4. If you are exposed to 100 ppm of CO fro 10 hours what will result?
a. death
b. no apparent symptons
c. coma or violent sickness
d. headache and reduced mental acuity

5. Why is CO dangerous to human health?

6. What is the brownish, smelly chemical that you see on smoggy
days in LA?

7. Discuss several difference between air pollution caused by CO and that
caused by CO2.

Ristinen and Kraushaar, Chapter 8: Multiple Choice: 1, 6, 7, 13, 14 
Ristinen and Kraushaar, Chapter 9: Questions and Problem: 9