Fracking Quiz

What is hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, designed to extract out of the ground?

• Coal and minerals

• Gas and oil

• Water and sand

• Chemicals and metals

What is injected into the rock at high pressure during fracking?

• Air and dust

• Water, sand, and chemicals

• Oil and gas

• Soil and gravel

Which company faced legal challenges before drilling at Preston New Road?

• Shell

• Cuadrilla

• BP

• ExxonMobil

In which areas have applications for fracking been submitted?

• London and Birmingham

• Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, and Lancashire

• Edinburgh and Glasgow

• Cardiff and Swansea

What magnitude of earthquakes led a fracking company to stop fracking operations near Blackpool in 2011?

• 0.5 and 1.0

• 1.5 and 2.2

• 2.5 and 3.0

• 3.5 and 4.0

What environmental concern is associated with the extensive use of fracking in the US?

• It reduces air pollution.

• It uses renewable energy sources.

• It uses huge amounts of water.

• It decreases greenhouse gas emissions.

What potential benefits does the government see in shale gas?

• It will increase pollution.

• It will provide greater energy security, growth, and jobs.

• It will decrease energy security.

• It will eliminate the need for jobs.

Fracking releases gas from what type of rock?

• Shale

• Chalk

• Clay

• Limestone