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TABLE 1.4 Energy Orders of Magnitude
Energy (J) Description
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1.0 × 10 1 Energy required to heat 1 g of dry, cool air by 1 C
3.3 × 10 2 Energy to melt 1 g of ice
9.0 × 10 3 Energy in an alkaline AA battery
8.4 × 10 6 Recommended food energy intake per day for a moderately active
woman (2000 food calories)
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4.0 × 10 7 Energy from the combustion of 1 m of natural gas
1.1 × 10 9 Energy in an average lightning bolt
4.5 × 10 9 Average annual energy usage of a standard refrigerator
7.3 × 10 10 Energy consumed by the average US automobile in the year 2000
6.0 × 10 14 Energy released by an average hurricane in 1 s
1.7 × 10 17 Total energy from the Sun that strikes the face of the Earth each
second
2.0 × 10 18 Electricity production of South Korea in 2015
1.6 × 10 19 Electricity production of the United States in 2015
8.6 × 10 19 World electricity production in 2015
5.0 × 10 20 Total world annual energy consumption in 2010
1.5 × 10 22 Total energy from the Sun that strikes the face of the Earth each day
3.9 × 10 22 Estimated energy contained in the world’s fossil fuel reserves as of
2010
5.5 × 10 24 Total energy from the Sun that strikes the face of the Earth each year
2.1 × 10 29 Rotational energy of the Earth
3.3 × 10 31 Total energy output of the Sun each day
1.2 × 10 34 Total energy output of the Sun each year
6.6 × 10 39 Theoretical total mass-energy of the Moon
5.4 × 10 41 Theoretical total mass-energy of the Earth
1.2 × 10 44 Approximate lifetime energy output of the Sun
4.0 × 10 58 Visible mass-energy in our galaxy, the Milky Way

Source: Modified from Wikipedia [24].