1. What your fossil fuel is used for (energy, clothing, plastics, etc.)
Natural gas provides 20% of the world’s consumption of energy. It is used commercially, in the home, in industry, and in the transportation sector. Some of the uses of natural gas include heating water and powering lights and street lamps. A. How efficiently is it used? Is it expensive to use it?
Compared to other energy sources, natural gas is a cheap resource. It is cheaper than any other major heating source, such as electricity. Natural gas is four times as cheap as electricity when using resistance heat and 25% less expensive when using a heat pump. Also, natural gas and the appliances and equipment that operate on natural gas are extremely efficient. Energy efficiency is the energy input per unit of useful energy output. In other words, energy efficiency measures how much energy is lost or used in providing things like hot water, steam, and warm or cool air. The “total energy efficiency” of natural gas is 90%, whereas electricity is only 27% efficient.
2. Where your fossil fuel is found (what countries, states, etc.)
As you can see from this diagram, Europe and the former U.S.S.R. contain the most natural gas, closely followed by the Middle East. The U.S. only contains 3% of the world’s natural gas.
This diagram is a breakdown of natural gas reserves in the United States. The dark blue states contain the most natural gas, while the white states contain little or none. Most of the natural gas that is found in North America is concentrated in relatively distinct geographical areas, or basins. Therefore, the blue states are located on top of major basins of natural gas.
3. How you fossil fuel is found (mining, drilling, etc.)
Natural gas is obtained by drilling through impermeable (water can’t seep through it) rock to get to the gas trapped underneath.
