In addition to electric power what is a source of energy for cooking and heating? - Answers
NATURAL GAS
What is natural gas composed of? Natural gas is made up of the chemical elements
______________________________ and ______________________________and is a mixture of several
gases, largely made up of a gas called____________________________. - Answers HYDROGEN
CARBON
METHANE
The natural gas segment of the energy industry includes the _______________, _____________, and
___________________________ of natural gas - Answers EXTRACTION, STORAGE, AND
TRANSPORTATION
Natural gas must be extracted from - Answers WELLS
. Transmission pipelines utilize specialized ___________________________ to reduce pressure -
Answers REGULATORS
Street mains branch out into ___________________________________that run to a home or business
- Answers INDIVIDUAL SERVICE CONNECTIONS
Natural gas requires cleaning because it may include undesirable components such as
___________________, ___________________, and_________________. - Answers HYDROGEN SULFIDE
and SAND.
The processing of natural gas may yield valuable by‐products such as _____________________,
________________, and____________________. - Answers BUTANE, ETHANE, AND PROPANE.
The U.S. natural gas pipeline network is similar to the electric power system in that it is an -
Answers INTERCONNECTED GRID REGULATED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
After cleaning and processing, gas next moves through pipelines to a ____________________ or a
___________________________________. - Answers GAS STORAGE FIELD
COMPRESSOR STATION
Gas transmission pipelines may run _______________ or be __________________. - Answers
UNDERGROUND or BE SUSPENDED
Gas pressure is lost due to _________________ as is travels through pipelines - Answers FRICTION
On average, it takes ______________ days for gas to travel 1,000 miles via pipeline - Answers
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