Natural Gas and Fracking

What is the primary component of natural gas?

• Ethane

• Methane

• Propane

• Butane

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Which of the following is a common use of natural gas in households?

• Generating electricity

• Fueling cars

• Heating homes

• Manufacturing plastics

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Describe the process of hydraulic fracturing (fracking).

• It involves drilling a well and injecting a mixture of water, sand, and chemicals to break rock formations and release natural gas.

• It involves burning coal to generate electricity.

• It involves using wind turbines to generate electricity.

• It involves extracting oil from the ocean floor.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Which of the following is an advantage of fracking?

• It reduces the cost of renewable energy.

• It increases the availability of natural gas.

• It eliminates the need for fossil fuels.

• It reduces greenhouse gas emissions.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Which of the following is a disadvantage of fracking?

• It increases the cost of natural gas.

• It can lead to water contamination.

• It reduces the need for renewable energy.

• It increases the efficiency of energy production.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Evaluate the impact of fracking on local water supplies and propose a solution to mitigate this issue.

• Fracking has no impact on water supplies; no solution is needed.

• Fracking can contaminate water supplies; a solution is to improve well construction and monitoring.

• Fracking increases water supplies; no solution is needed.

• Fracking reduces water supplies; a solution is to stop fracking entirely.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Analyze the economic benefits of fracking for a local community.

• Fracking provides no economic benefits to local communities.

• Fracking can create jobs and increase local revenue through taxes and royalties.

• Fracking decreases local property values and reduces economic growth.

• Fracking only benefits large corporations and not local communities.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Discuss the environmental trade-offs of using natural gas as an energy source compared to coal.

• Natural gas has no environmental trade-offs compared to coal.

• Natural gas burns cleaner than coal, reducing air pollution, but fracking can cause environmental damage.

• Natural gas is more polluting than coal and has no benefits.

• Natural gas and coal have the same environmental impact.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Which of the following is a method to reduce the environmental impact of fracking?

• Using renewable energy sources for fracking operations.

• Increasing the depth of fracking wells.

• Recycling wastewater from fracking operations.

• Using more chemicals in the fracking process.

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

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What is one reason why some communities oppose fracking?

• Fracking increases the cost of living in the area.

• Fracking can lead to increased traffic and noise pollution.

• Fracking reduces the availability of natural gas.

• Fracking eliminates the need for local businesses.

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1