Natural Gas
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Example:
Imagine you're trying to get the last bit of toothpaste out of a nearly empty tube. Just like squeezing that tube to extract the remaining toothpaste, extracting natural gas involves accessing and releasing the fuel trapped within the layers of underground rock. The rock layers act like the walls of the toothpaste tube, holding the natural gas, while the extraction process is akin to the squeezing action needed to access what’s inside.
Practice Version
Natural Gas: A fossil fuel often found in underground rock layers. Natural gas. Natural gas is a flammable gas mixture primarily made up of methane, used as an energy source.