a. The calculation of the requirements is as follows:
i. The cubic feet of natural gas required to heat the house for one winter is 160,000 (160,000,000/1,000).
ii. The cost of heating the house for one winter is $800 (160,000,000/1,000,000 x $5).
b. To conserve heat energy, lowering the cost of heating the house, the residents could take the following actions:
- Turn off lights, computers, televisions, video games, and other electrical equipment when not in use.
- Buy equipment with less energy consumption (that is, energy-saving appliances).
- Adopt renewable energy sources.
c. i. Two pollutants resulting from burning coal are <u>Sulfur dioxide (SO2) and Nitrogen oxides (NOx)</u>.
ii. One method to reduce the impact of coal energy is carbon capture. Carbon capture separates the CO2 and recovers it for underground permanent storage or sequestration.
<h3>Data and Calculations:</h3>
Square feet of the house's living space = 2,000
Heat per square foot = 80,000 BTU
Total heat required = 160,000,000 BTU (2,000 x 80,000)
Cost of natural gas per thousand cubic feet = $5
Cubit foot of natural gas = 1,000 BTUs of heat energy
Total cost of heating = $800 (160,000,000/1,000,000 x $5)
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