Passage 2: Social Science

According to the passage, current known North American supplies of natural gas are

• sufficient to provide the United States with natural gas for the next thirty years

• down approximately 50 percent from 30 years ago

• decreasing at a rate of 25 percent per year

• extremely difficult to access

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the author of the passage would most likely agree with which of the following statements?

• Liquid natural gas will never be a viable source of energy in the United States

• America's energy needs will not be met by the use of liquid natural gas alone

• The populations of China and Japan are growing to rapidly to be served by liquid natural gas alone

• Until another energy source is discovered, liquid natural gas is the best solution to the world's energy problems

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One of the main ideas of the passage is that

• energy sources are dwindling around the world

• natural gas supplies one-quarter of America's energy needs

• Liquid natural gas takes millions of years to form

• the known supply of liquid natural gas is limited

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It can be inferred from the second paragraph (lines 16-38) that America's reluctance to choose liquid natural gas over other energy sources will

• not prevent America from importing more liquid natural gas from other countries

• induce Japan and China to build new liquid natural gas processing facilities

• most likely continue until the cost and problems associated with liquid natural gas can be reduced

• lead to a decrease in the current demand for liquid natural gas in other countries, such as Canada

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According to the passage, which of the following countries supplies the most liquid natural gas to the United States

• Japan

• China

• Canada

• Asia

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According to the third paragraph (lines 39-54), misconceptions exist about liquid natural gas regarding:

I. its abundance

II. the expense of converting it

III. public demand for it

• I only

• II only

• II and III only

• I, II, and III only

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As it is used in line 6, the word phenomenal most nearly means

• special

• efficient

• extraordinary

• inconsequential

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the passage states that all of the following reasons for America's reluctance to choose liquid natural gas EXCEPT

• the expense of transporting liquid natural gas

• the increasing demand for liquid natural gas

• the difficulty of transporting liquid natural gas

• the possibility of low natural gas prices

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The passage states which of the following is true about natural gas

• It currently supplies more than half of America's energy needs

• The united States has an unlimited supply of liquid natural gas

• Canada is the world's largest exporter of natural gas

• Annual demand for natural gas is increasing at a rapid rate

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As it is used in Line 32, the word vessel most nearly means

• process

• source

• facility

• container

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