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2Use the following space for your rendering:Exploring Space Mathematicshttp://image.gsfc.nasa.gov/poetry
Name ________________________________3In 1999, Dr. Sten Odenwald wrote a book called ‘The 23 rdCycle: Learning to live with a stormy star” that describedall of the ways that severe space weather events, calledsolar storms, can affect our satellite technology, ourelectrical power, and even the health of astronauts andairline passengers and crew.Read the excerpt from his book, and answer the followingquestions based on the information in the excerpt.Question 1: What topic is this part of the book describing?Question 2: Describe how a solar storm is involved with this topic?Question 3: What does the article identify as a possible risk for passengers?Here is a short list of your radiation exposure at ground level each year, in terms of a unit ofradiation dosage called the milliRem.Radon gas in your basement ……………….….160 milliRems per yearThe ground under your feet……………….……. 60Nuclear reprocessing plants……………….…… 40Cosmic rays at sea level…………………..…… 38Cosmic rays from high altitude city (Denver)….130Medical imaging…………………………….……. 30Food and water…………………………….…….. 25Question 4: If you add up the different exposures in the list above, what is your total dosageeach year if you were living at sea level? Living at high altitudes in Denver?Question 5: According to the information in the article, how much extra radiation exposurewould a passenger receive in a 10-hour flight at 35,000 feet?Question 6: How much extra radiation will an airline crew member receive during 900 hoursper year of flying?Question 7: Do you think the radiation risk from solar storms is a significant one? Present theevidence that demonstrates the size of the health risk, and the evidence that suggests that thehealth risk is minimal.Exploring Space Mathematicshttp://image.gsfc.nasa.gov/poetry
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