Fossil fuels & fracking

What do you call the process of drilling and injecting fluid into a ground at a high pressure in order to break or fracture the shale rocks to release natural gas inside?

• Drilling

• Fracking

• Perforation

• Sedimentation

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Which of the following is not a disadvantage of fracking?

• Causes water pollution

• Millions of gallons are wasted during drilling

• Unhealthy for workers

• Creates job opportunities

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Fracking deals with 

• Rain Water and Oil Extraction
• Oil Extraction and Drilling
• Rock and Rain Water
• Natural Gas and Oil Extraction

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Fracking is another term used for?

• Water Fracturing
• Oil Fracturing
• Hydraulic Fracturing
• Hydro Fracturing

Which of the following is TRUE of hydraulic fracturing?

• It uses very little water
• It does not create environmental concerns
• it uses water, sand, and chemicals to break rock formation
• all of these answers are correct

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What are nonrenewable resources?

• resources that can be replenished within a human's lifetime

• resources that cannot be replenished within a human's lifetime

What is the most abundant fossil fuel?

• coal

• oil

• natural gas

• nuclear power

What is an advantage of using coal?

• burns cleaner than other fossil fuels

• only found in the Middle East

• abundant in the US

• highly polluting

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What are some advantages of using natural gas?

• burns cleaner than other fossil fuels

• easy and safe to transport

• abundant in the US

• can be used in a variety of applications (cooking, heating, electricity, etc.)

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Where does the highest production of oil occur?

• Russia

• Middle East

• US

• Canada