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Natural Gas

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How was natural gas formed?
a)
Decayed organic matter
b)
From the remains of plants and animals
c)
Pressure and heat on organic matter
d)
all of these answers
2.
How do we get natural gas?
a)
from scientists
b)
geological survey
c)
the gas pump
d)
drilling and harvesting wells
3.
What is the main ingredient for natural gas?
a)
Carbon
b)
Oxygen
c)
Methane
d)
eggs
4.
Decayed matter from plants and animals is called________
a)
Organic matter
b)
feces
c)
methanol
d)
popcorn
5.
Sometimes it is necessary to use small amounts of dynamite to provide the vibration that is needed.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Some of the gases that are produced along with methane, such as butane and propane. They are called by-products: What is a by-product?
a)
A necessary product 
b)
A non necessary product
c)
methane
d)
natural gas
7.
There are no scents added to natural gas.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
What is fracking?
a)
a fun way to not swear
b)
using you well for drinking water
c)
hydraulic fracturing
d)
drilling for a septic tank
9.
What is not potential problem from hydraulic fracturing?
a)
Earthquakes
b)
gas leaks
c)
water polution
d)
lower gas prices
10.
How many gallons of water are needed to complete each fracturing job?
a)
1 hundred thousand
b)
1-8 Million
c)
900
d)
1 billion
11.
a substance capable of causing cancer in living tissue
a)
fracking
b)
juice
c)
chemicals
d)
carcinogen
12.
The number of earthquakes in Oklahoma went from 2 per year to approximately 
a)
12 per year
b)
140 per year 
c)
600 per year
d)
50 per year
13.
Vertical drilling has become more common.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Horizontal drilling has become more common. 
a)
True
b)
False
15.
We can _____________ materials like glass, paper, and aluminum
a)
imprint
b)
recycle 
c)
break
d)
replace
16.
What is the age of one thing compared to another?
a)
Relative date
b)
absolute date
c)
Elapsed age of time
17.
Slate and sandstone are examples of this type of rock. 
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Antibiotic
18.
Rocks that come from volcanic eruptions and magma are called this type of rock.
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Levothyroxin
19.
Rocks formed from intense pressure and heat are called________
a)
Igneous rocks
b)
Metamorphic rocks
c)
Sedimentary rocks
d)
Pepto bismol
20.
The __________________ in soil act like filters.
a)
additives
b)
fossil fuels
c)
pore spaces
d)
minerals
21.
Glass is made from________
a)
Sand
b)
Rocks
c)
Mixture of sugar and water
d)
Minerals
22.
Natural gas is a renewable resource.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
Infiltration is
a)
When water evaporates
b)
When ice turns to gas
c)
When water falls from the clouds
d)
When water percolates through the soil