WorksheetsFracking
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is Marcellus Shale Formation?
a)
underground layer
b)
water reservoir
c)
aquifer
d)
A sedimentary rock that contains largely untapped natural gas reserves
2.
Which of the following is not a disadvantage of fracking?
a)
Causes water pollution
b)
Millions of gallons are wasted during drilling
c)
Unhealthy for workers
d)
Creates job opportunities
3.
Fracking is another term used for?
a)
Water Fracturing
b)
Oil Fracturing
c)
Hydraulic Fracturing
d)
Hydro Fracturing
4.
Which of the following is TRUE of hydraulic fracturing?
a)
It uses very little water
b)
It does not create environmental concerns
c)
it uses water, sand, and chemicals to break rock formation
d)
all of these answers are correct
5.
What are nonrenewable resources?
a)
resources that can be replenished within a human's lifetime
b)
resources that cannot be replenished within a human's lifetime
6.
Pros of fracking could be
a)
Access to more oil
b)
Plenty of jobs
c)
Better air quality
d)
All of the above
7.
Fracking will reduce the United States dependency on Foreign Oil.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Chemical companies always release/disclose the precise recipe of chemicals in their fracking fluid.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Shale gas is which type of fossil fuel?
a)
natural gas
b)
oil
c)
coal
d)
all of the answers are correct
10.
The first step of fracking is
a)
horizontal drilling
b)
vertical drilling
c)
use of water to crack rock formations
d)
pumping oil to the surface
11.
What is used to crack the rock which contains the oil?
a)
fracking fluids under high pressure
b)
explosives
c)
horizontal drilling through the rock layers
d)
vertical drilling
12.
What is injected into disposal wells during the fracking process?
a)
used fracking fluids
b)
old drill pipe
c)
mixed oil and water
d)
SOx,NOx and CO2
13.
What is the other term for cracks in rocks?
a)
fissures
b)
erosion
c)
weathered rocks
d)
sediments
14.
What does aquifer means?
a)
place to put up a well
b)
Source of natural gas
c)
A water-bearing rock readily transmits water to wells and springs
d)
underground layer of the Earth
15.
Which of the following is an environmental concern associated with hydraulic fracturing?
a)
It uses chemicals that could contaminate drinking water
b)
It uses massive amounts of water that could drain local water supply
c)
It creates concern that water brought back to the surface could contain contaminants
d)
All of the answers are correct
16.
A problem with fracking is
a)
methane in aquifers
b)
oil in aquifers
c)
organic chemicals such as ethylene glycol (antifreeze ) in aquifers
d)
all of these
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