Chapt 1 Dessler
Shawn Girouard
2/5/15
Chapter 1 Dessler HW
1. Determine the latitude and longitude of the White House, the Kremlin, the Pyramids of Giza, and the point on the opposite side of the Earth to where you were born. Use an online tool (e.g., Google Earth) or an atlas (which you can find in any library).
White House: 38.8977° N, 77.0366° W
Kremlin: 55.7517° N, 37.6178° E
Pyramids of Giza: 29.9792° N, 31.1344° E
Opposite of where I was born: 36.385913° S, 59.677734° E
2. a) Convert the following temperatures from degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Celsius:
300°F: 148.89°C
212°F: 100°C
70°F: 21.111°C
50°F: 10°C
32°F: 0°C
0°F: -17.778°C
b) Convert the following temperatures from degrees Celsius to degrees Fahrenheit:
150°C: 302°F
100°C: 212°F
70°C: 158°F
50°C: 122°F
0°C: 32°F
–10°C: 14°F
3. a) The temperature increases by 1 ◦ C. How much does it increase in degrees Fahrenheit?
33.8° Fahrenheit
b) The temperature increases by 1 ◦ F. How much does it increase in degrees Celsius?
-17.2222222° Celsius
4. What temperature has a numerical value that is the same in degrees Celsius as it is in degrees Fahrenheit?
-40°
5. Find a two-digit temperature in degrees Fahrenheit for which, if you reverse the digits, you get that same temperature in degrees Celsius (e.g., find a temperature, such as 32 ◦ F, for which the Celsius equivalent would be 23 ◦ C; this example, of course, does not work).
61°
82°
6. Why do you believe that smoking causes cancer? (If you do not believe this, then why do you believe that smoking does not cause cancer?) What would be required to get you to adopt the opposing view?
I think smoking causes cancer because I feel like it damages the cells that line the throat with the dangerous chemicals and carcinogens that cigarettes contain. It also causes extreme changes in lung tissue. I do not believe anything could change my view unless they magically proved that smoking had absolutely zero adverse conditions to ones health.
7. Find two friends who have
2/5/15
Chapter 1 Dessler HW
1. Determine the latitude and longitude of the White House, the Kremlin, the Pyramids of Giza, and the point on the opposite side of the Earth to where you were born. Use an online tool (e.g., Google Earth) or an atlas (which you can find in any library).
White House: 38.8977° N, 77.0366° W
Kremlin: 55.7517° N, 37.6178° E
Pyramids of Giza: 29.9792° N, 31.1344° E
Opposite of where I was born: 36.385913° S, 59.677734° E
2. a) Convert the following temperatures from degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Celsius:
300°F: 148.89°C
212°F: 100°C
70°F: 21.111°C
50°F: 10°C
32°F: 0°C
0°F: -17.778°C
b) Convert the following temperatures from degrees Celsius to degrees Fahrenheit:
150°C: 302°F
100°C: 212°F
70°C: 158°F
50°C: 122°F
0°C: 32°F
–10°C: 14°F
3. a) The temperature increases by 1 ◦ C. How much does it increase in degrees Fahrenheit?
33.8° Fahrenheit
b) The temperature increases by 1 ◦ F. How much does it increase in degrees Celsius?
-17.2222222° Celsius
4. What temperature has a numerical value that is the same in degrees Celsius as it is in degrees Fahrenheit?
-40°
5. Find a two-digit temperature in degrees Fahrenheit for which, if you reverse the digits, you get that same temperature in degrees Celsius (e.g., find a temperature, such as 32 ◦ F, for which the Celsius equivalent would be 23 ◦ C; this example, of course, does not work).
61°
82°
6. Why do you believe that smoking causes cancer? (If you do not believe this, then why do you believe that smoking does not cause cancer?) What would be required to get you to adopt the opposing view?
I think smoking causes cancer because I feel like it damages the cells that line the throat with the dangerous chemicals and carcinogens that cigarettes contain. It also causes extreme changes in lung tissue. I do not believe anything could change my view unless they magically proved that smoking had absolutely zero adverse conditions to ones health.
7. Find two friends who have