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QUESTIONS/ACTIVITIES
1. Go to the U.S. Census site and look at the population clock in the upper right. What is the
population of the United States? The world?
2. List three ways you are going to save energy this year.
3. Go to the Energy Information Administration (international) website. Use latest year
available. What is the world oil production? What is the world coal production?
4. Would you rather stick your inger in a cup of hot coffee (T 80°C) or be hit by a high-
speed proton, which has a temperature of 1,000,000°C? Justify your answer.