What is 13.5 Trillion?

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We burn about 13.5 trillion pounds of coal each year world wide.

(That’s a lot!)

Math, and Science teachers – interested in climate change education……

Ask your students – what can that number be compared with???  Post an answer…

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  1. That’s x100 more than the radius (in light years) of the universe. It’s also comparable to the total GDP of the USA.

  2. It’s 1000 pounds for every year since the Universe began.

  3. dan says:

    great answers! thanks

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