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What was the global R/P ratio in 2020?
What was the global R/P ratio in 2020?
- 13.7 years
- 9.2 years
- 48.8 years (correct)
- 70.6 years
What is natural gas?
What is natural gas?
- A mixture of hydrocarbon and small quantities of non-hydrocarbons that exists only in the air
- A mixture of hydrocarbon and small quantities of non-hydrocarbons that exists either in the gaseous phase or is in solution in crude oil in natural underground reservoirs, and which is gaseous at atmospheric conditions of pressure and temperature (correct)
- A mixture of hydrocarbon and small quantities of non-hydrocarbons that exists only in the solid phase
- A mixture of hydrocarbon and small quantities of non-hydrocarbons that exists only in the liquid phase
What is the main concern about using natural gas as a potential fuel source?
What is the main concern about using natural gas as a potential fuel source?
- It is not as efficient as oil
- Its main component, methane, can trap more heat than carbon dioxide (correct)
- It produces more CO2 than coal
- It is more expensive than other fossil fuels
What is the major use of natural gas?
What is the major use of natural gas?
Where is natural gas found?
Where is natural gas found?
In which regions of the world are the largest gas reserves found?
In which regions of the world are the largest gas reserves found?
Which country had the largest decline in consumption of gas in 2020?
Which country had the largest decline in consumption of gas in 2020?
What is hydraulic fracturing?
What is hydraulic fracturing?
What percentage of natural gas potential energy can be converted into useful energy by ultra high-efficiency electricity generation?
What percentage of natural gas potential energy can be converted into useful energy by ultra high-efficiency electricity generation?
What is the name of the large gas field discovered in the Netherlands in 1959?
What is the name of the large gas field discovered in the Netherlands in 1959?
What was the percentage of global consumption decrease in 2020?
What was the percentage of global consumption decrease in 2020?
How does natural gas compare to coal and oil in terms of CO2 emissions?
How does natural gas compare to coal and oil in terms of CO2 emissions?
What is the primary method used to get gas to come up from rocks?
What is the primary method used to get gas to come up from rocks?
How does natural gas compare to gasoline in terms of harmful pollutant emissions and engine performance?
How does natural gas compare to gasoline in terms of harmful pollutant emissions and engine performance?
In the early days of the oil and gas industry, what were discoveries of natural gas mostly connected with?
In the early days of the oil and gas industry, what were discoveries of natural gas mostly connected with?
For each barrel of oil discovered, how much gas is found?
For each barrel of oil discovered, how much gas is found?
What are the challenges associated with using natural gas as a fuel source?
What are the challenges associated with using natural gas as a fuel source?
What is the most common component of natural gas?
What is the most common component of natural gas?
Which energy source is gas cleaner than?
Which energy source is gas cleaner than?
How has the consumption of natural gas changed over the years?
How has the consumption of natural gas changed over the years?
Which country is Algeria connected to by a large capacity pipeline?
Which country is Algeria connected to by a large capacity pipeline?
By how much did the global use of natural gas increase between 1970 and 2000?
By how much did the global use of natural gas increase between 1970 and 2000?
In which parts of the world are there modest consumption levels of natural gas?
In which parts of the world are there modest consumption levels of natural gas?
What was the global increase in natural gas use between 1970 and 2000?
What was the global increase in natural gas use between 1970 and 2000?
What facilitated the building of pipelines from the former Soviet Union into Central Europe?
What facilitated the building of pipelines from the former Soviet Union into Central Europe?
Which country has high consumption levels of natural gas?
Which country has high consumption levels of natural gas?
Which country has high consumption levels of natural gas?
Which country has high consumption levels of natural gas?
Which of the following is not a component of natural gas?
Which of the following is not a component of natural gas?
What advantage does gas have over nuclear power?
What advantage does gas have over nuclear power?
What is the expected level of global natural gas consumption around 2020?
What is the expected level of global natural gas consumption around 2020?
What percentage of natural gas usage is accounted for by heating?
What percentage of natural gas usage is accounted for by heating?
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Review Quiz for Powering Earth - Natural Gas