What Is Fracking

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Multiple Choice

What is fracking?

• A)A process that uses a combination of hydraulic pressure and horizontal drilling to allow the extraction of natural gas that cannot otherwise be extracted.
• B)The difference between the cost of producing natural gas and transporting it to consumers and the price that consumers are willing to pay for the natural gas.
• C)The sale of natural gas on the black market in foreign countries without approval of the U.S.government.
• D)The imposition of import tariffs on natural gas exported from the U.S.to protect domestic producers in the importing country.

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