Natural Gas

Natural gas is a ________ that's used to heat buildings, cook food, dry clothes, heat water, and even to help produce __________________.

• mixture; electricity

• fuel; electricity

• mixture; methane

• fuel; methane

It's sometimes called "gas" for short, but it is different from the gasoline that runs your car. Gasoline is not a solid, it is a _____________ while natural gas is a gas.

• methane

• decayed

• liquid

• heated

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Natural gas is really a _______________ of gases formed from the _______________ remains of ancient plants and animals buried deep in the earth. The main ingredient in natural gas is methane.

• mixture; decayed

• underground; decayed

• mixture; liquid

• underground; liquid

______________ is colorless, odorless, and lighter than air. It gives off a lot of heat and light when it burns, but doesn't produce smoke.

• electricity

• reliable

• fuel

• methane

Natural gas is a good fuel for use in the home. Today more than half the homes in the U.S. are ____________ by natural gas.

• electricity

• heated

• fuel

• brighter

Natural gas is a popular fuel because it burns cleaner, hotter, and _______________ than other fossil fuels like coal and oil.

• brighter

• heated

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

It's also reliable. Because natural gas pipes are buried safely underground, you aren't likely to lose service during stormy weather.

• True

• False