Points Possible' 15
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Answer each of the following questions clearly and thoughtfully.
1. Complete the chart below using your households ty
chart below using your household's typical daily use of energy cons
appliances and home electronics such as lamps, television, toaste
machine and so on. (3 points)
as lamps, television, toaster, microwave oven, washing
• Find the wattage of the product. There are three ways to find the
There are three ways to find the wattage a product uses
. Find the wattage written on the bottom or back of the appliance.
the voltage and electrical current draw (in amperes) written on the device orliste
the owner's manual. Then you use the formula Watts = Amps X Volts to co
wattage for the appliance.
id the wattage for your specific model of an appliance or electronic device by searching
online for product details.
• In the daily usage column write down the number of hours your household uses each appliance
or electronic device each day. (If you have more than one of certain appliances or devices,
indicate how many and calculate accordingly.)
• In the weekly usage column, multiply the daily usage by 7.
• Find the weekly energy consumption in kWh, using the formula: (Wattage Hours used per week))
- 1000 = Weekly Kilowatt-hour (kWh) consumption