Question

Why do people protest fracking? Check all that apply.

Answer 1

The correct answers are:

- It can pollute the air;

- It can pollute wells;

- It can increase climate change;

- It can cause injection-induced earthquakes;

The fracking is a process in which liquid in high pressure is injected into boreholes or subterranean rocks in order to force open the existing fissures and extract oil and gas.

This process causes a lot of stress in the crust, and there's a possibility that it can cause earthquakes, though not very strong ones, but still enough to make damage. Also, it manages to make cracks, which can lead to a pollution of the wells if there's groundwater nearby. Since this process increases the extraction of oil and gas it results in an ever-growing pollution of the air, thus increasing the climate changes.

Answer 2

The correct answers on Edgen are:

(A.) It can pollute the air.

(C.) It can pollute wells.

(D.) It can increase climate change.

(E.) It can cause injection-induced earthquakes.

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