High School Earth, Space, and Geophysical Curriculum Essentials May 2009 9. Boulder Valley School District High School Earth, Space, and Geophysical. Science Curriculum Essentials Document. Enduring Understandings. are the big ideas central to a content area that have lasting value beyond the classroom and.
See also: Coal gasification and Coal seam gas. Coal gas is a flammable gaseous fuel made from coal and supplied to the user via a piped distribution system. Town gas is a more general term referring to manufactured gaseous fuels produced for sale to consumers and municipalities.
Natural gas is one of the cleanest burning fossil fuels. Natural gas can form over time from almost any organic material. It is generally located deep underground in porous rock or trapped between more solid rock formations. The first natural gas well was drilled in 1883 in a field near Medicine Hat, Alberta.A gigajoule (GJ), a unit for measuring natural gas, is the energy equivalent of about 30 litres of gasoline. The average Albertan household uses about 120 GJs of natural gas a year.About 67 per cent of Canada s natural gas production is from Alberta. Alberta s total marketable natural gas production, including coalbed methane, was 3.72 trillion cubic feet in 2014.atural gas is one of the cleanest burning fossil fuels. Natural gas can form over time from almost any organic material. It is generally located deep underground in porous rock or trapped between more solid rock formations. The first natural gas well was drilled in 1883 in a field near Medicine Hat, Alberta.