The emissions of particulates due to the burning of coal can be reduced by the use of ________.
a. electrostatic precipitators
b. scrubbers
c. coal from strip mines of the Western US
d. limestone
e. catalytic converters
Question 2
A 3.0-kg block slides on a frictionless 20 inclined plane. A force of 16 N acting parallel to the incline and up the incline is applied to the block. What is the acceleration of the block?
a. 2.0 m/s2 down the incline
b. 5.3 m/s2 up the incline
c. 2.0 m/s2 up the incline
d. 3.9 m/s2 down the incline
e. 3.9 m/s2 up the incline
Normal combustion is a smooth, controlled burning of the air–fuel mixture.
A Fischer-Tropsch processing plant is able to produce a variety of fuels from coal.
Indoor air pollution in the developing world arises from fuelwood burning
Projections of global temperature depend heavily on the level of future greenhouse gas emissions
The level of emissions from transport in the United States is twice as high as the global average
Transport accounts for 14% of greenhouse gas emissions