Introduction
What is natural gas, you may ask? Natural gas is a gas that contains methane, ethane, butane, coal, and petroleum. It is naturally underground, and it is used as a fuel. It can produce electricity by burning fossil fuels, heating water to produce steam, steam turns a turbine to turn on a generator. It can heat up furnaces, stoves, etc.
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Impact on Environment
If we did not have natural gas, how would we power our house? Or use our stoves? We couldn't. That's why we need natural gas to power our world.
Cost
In 2015 the cost for natural gas was $3.37 per thousand cubic feet. It has about 85% methane, 10% ethane, and 5% butane . “ In it's extracted refined state, natural gas provides about 25% of the world's energy, “ quotes World of Energy. That's a quarter of the world's energy, and without it, imagine how many people would not have energy.
Five Fun Facts
- If it is cooled below 260 degrees below zero, it turns into a liquid
- People in China used natural gas to make salt in 200 B.C.
- It is measured in British thermal units
- Also used to create fabrics, fertilizers, and plastics
- The first record of natural gas was in 1000 B.C.