Question

Which of the following is not true about fracking?

• A. Fracking is drilling an oil or gas vertically and then horizontally.
• B. Methane is main natural gas used in fracking.
• C. Germany and France have banned fracking.
• D. Fracking has widely been linked to earthquakes.
• E. Most of the world's fracking operations take place in the United Kingdom.

Answer 1

The correct option is E Most of the world's fracking operations take place in the United Kingdom.

Fracking is the process of fracturing the rock-bed artificially with the help of pressurised liquid. It is drilling of oil or gas vertically and then horizontally to form shale. Methane is mainly the natural gas used in this process. It increases the temperature by over 80 times more than the same amount of carbon-di-oxide in the first 20 years after it is released in the atmosphere.

Most of the fracking operations are in USA and Canada. Germany and France have banned fracking due to its harmful impact on human health and the environment. Researchers widely link fracking to earthquakes.