Natural Gas

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

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

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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

a gaseous fossil fuel energy resource; a flammable gas that occurs naturally underground

• greenhouse gas

• coal

• natural gas

• oil

How is natural gas used?

• cooking

• air conditioning

• industry

• heating

• lighting houses

The three major fossil fuels are ​ coal, oil, and ​ ​ (a)  

• natural gas

• magma

• ore

• salt

Why do humans (us, people) use natural gas.

• Humans (us, people) use natural gas for things like fuel for cooking, hot water and so on.

• They use natural gas for things like watering flowers and plants.

• We use it for sunlight.

• natural gas is renewable.

How does coal compare to natural gas?

• Both are renewable.

• Both are non-renewable.

• Coal is renewable, while natural gas is non-renewable.

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-PS3-3