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Natural Gas

Natural Gas. By Sarah Dever, Marina Kahl, Shannon McIntyre. History. Before it was understood, Lighting would ignite natural gas and create a fire Fires like these, called “burning springs”, would create myths The G reeks built a temple on one of these natural gas springs.

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Natural Gas

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  1. Natural Gas By Sarah Dever, Marina Kahl, Shannon McIntyre

  2. History • Before it was understood, Lighting would ignite natural gas and create a fire • Fires like these, called “burning springs”, would create myths • The Greeks built a temple on one of these natural gas springs

  3. How to get Natural Gas • A thick black liquid called oil is where gas comes from. • This oil is found under the ocean or underground. • The workers use bulldozers to clear the land where the oil may be. • The workers build a frame then add machines to the frame. • This is called a rig. A rig is used to dig up oil

  4. How to Get Natural Gas(continued) • A worker runs the rig drill that digs a hole called a well. • Some of these wells have no oil. • When they don’t have oil they have to move it to find oil. • The oil comes up from the well into pipes. • It is carried into big tanks by these pipes. • The oil is taken to a factory by train, truck, or ships in the tanks.

  5. When the Oil Gets to the Factory • The factory is also called a refinery. • A refinery looks like a big maze of pipes, tanks, and towers. • Hot pipes are used to heat the oil. • The heat separates the oil into different parts, gas is one of these parts. • Finally, the gas is taken to gas stations by truck, train, or pipes.

  6. Fossil Fuels Video/BrainPoP http://www.brainpop.com/technology/energytechnology/fossilfuels/

  7. Advantages • Better for the environment than coal or oil • Less expensive than gasoline The average household gasoline bill is $4,000 per year! • Safely stored and burned • Produces less smog*. • Doesn’t produce ashes after energy release • Has many different purposes • Can be used in any type of weather *Smog is smoke combined with fog to create air pollutants.

  8. Disadvantages • Highly flammable • Managing pipes can be expensive • Non-renewable energy source • Hard to find a leak because it is odorless, colorless, and tasteless • Can be toxic • Can contribute to air and water pollution

  9. Questions and Answers • What can natural gas be used for in your home? • Water Heaters • Clothes Dryers • Outdoor Lights • Barbecues • Stoves • Can Natural gas easily be renewed? It can not be renewed because it comes from the ground and it is not a renewable resource.

  10. More Questions and Answers • What are the waste by-products of natural gas? Humidity, because natural gas contains hydrogen combined with carbon, then combined with oxygen creates humidity in the air. • Is natural gas renewable or nonrenewable? Natural gas is nonrenewable because the process of making it is much slower than it is used.

  11. Extra Questions and Answers • Does every country use natural gas? • What country uses natural gas the most? NO. These are some countries that don’t use natural gas: Guatemala, El Salvador, Haiti, and Costa Rica. United States (2009)

  12. A drill site and more… As you can see, there is a specific place where they make the rig. There is a rig that is built and it goes deep, deep down. They dig oil for 9 Empire state buildings deep! That is 11,250 feet!

  13. Fun Facts 2010 As you can see, there is not a significant change between 2000-2010 2000 Energy Used in the U.S.A in 2010 Source: Alternative Energy Beyond Fossil Fuels. By Dana Meachen Rau. Total Energy Consumed in the U.S. - 2000Source: EIA - Annual Energy Outlook 2002

  14. Bibliography • naturalgas.org • Rau, Dana Meachen. Alternative Energy: Beyond Fossil Fuels. Mankato, MN: Compass Point, 2010. Print. • Zemlicka, Shannon. From Oil to Gas. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 2003. Print. • http://www.powerincooperation.com

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