Fracking

Question 1

define

Fracking

Answer 1

the process through which natural gas is extracted from slate rocks underneath the surface of the earth. Fracking corporations drill vertically, and then horizontally into the ground, and pump thousands of tons of pressurized water into the ground, fracturing the rock

Question 2

Name

3 risks of fracking

Answer 2

damage to the atmosphere, water well contamination, soil contamination, seismic structure damage.

Question 3

Name

The gas drilled for in fracking

Answer 3

Methane

Question 4

Name

What fracking is the abbreviation for

Answer 4

Hydraulic fracturing

Question 5

State

What percentage of natural gas is lost in the fracking process?

Answer 5

2-10%

Question 6

Explain

Why is fracking often explained as a cleaner substitute for coal and oil if it’s so controversial

Answer 6

Natural gas burns cleaner than coal and oil, but it is still unclear what the potential risks of the fracking process might be.

Question 7

True or False

Fracking is renewable

Answer 7

false

Question 8

Explain

Why some members of a community might be pro fracking, and others might be against it

Answer 8

not everybody is paid by the fracking companies for the usage of their land, and the fracking companies refuse to take blame.