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Which sources are part of Pennsylvania’s energy economy?

  • Service industries have little role in Pennsylvania’s current economy.
  • Manufacturing disappeared from Pennsylvania after heavy industry declined.
  • Pennsylvania’s energy economy includes natural gas, coal, nuclear power, and electricity generation.
  • Pennsylvania’s modern economy depends almost entirely on coal and steel.
Correct answer(s):
  • Pennsylvania's energy economy includes natural gas, coal, nuclear power, and electricity generation.

Which statement best describes Marcellus Shale?

  • Manufacturing disappeared from Pennsylvania after heavy industry declined.
  • State GDP alone shows how economic gains are distributed to every household.
  • Marcellus Shale development connects Pennsylvania’s economy to the wider Appalachian Basin.
  • Service industries have little role in Pennsylvania’s current economy.
Correct answer(s):
  • Marcellus Shale development connects Pennsylvania's economy to the wider Appalachian Basin.

What is accurate about Pennsylvania energy?

  • Pennsylvania has no meaningful agricultural or energy sector today.
  • Service industries have little role in Pennsylvania’s current economy.
  • Energy rankings should always be paired with the year and metric being measured.
  • Employment and GDP measure exactly the same economic activity.
Correct answer(s):
  • Energy rankings should always be paired with the year and metric being measured.

Which description of Marcellus Shale is correct?

  • Employment and GDP measure exactly the same economic activity.
  • Pennsylvania’s modern economy depends almost entirely on coal and steel.
  • Much of Pennsylvania lies above the Marcellus Shale.
  • Manufacturing disappeared from Pennsylvania after heavy industry declined.
Correct answer(s):
  • Much of Pennsylvania lies above the Marcellus Shale.

Which relationship involving Marcellus Shale is correctly stated?

  • State GDP alone shows how economic gains are distributed to every household.
  • Service industries have little role in Pennsylvania’s current economy.
  • Employment and GDP measure exactly the same economic activity.
  • The Marcellus Shale is a major natural-gas-producing formation in the Appalachian Basin.
Correct answer(s):
  • The Marcellus Shale is a major natural-gas-producing formation in the Appalachian Basin.

Which idea about Pennsylvania energy is most accurate?

  • State GDP alone shows how economic gains are distributed to every household.
  • Pennsylvania’s modern economy depends almost entirely on coal and steel.
  • The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported Pennsylvania as the nation’s second-largest natural gas producer in 2023.
  • Service industries have little role in Pennsylvania’s current economy.
Correct answer(s):
  • The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported Pennsylvania as the nation's second-largest natural gas producer in 2023.

What should a student understand about Pennsylvania energy?

  • Employment and GDP measure exactly the same economic activity.
  • Natural gas was Pennsylvania’s largest source of in-state electricity generation in the EIA’s 2024 profile.
  • Manufacturing disappeared from Pennsylvania after heavy industry declined.
  • State GDP alone shows how economic gains are distributed to every household.
Correct answer(s):
  • Natural gas was Pennsylvania's largest source of in-state electricity generation in the EIA's 2024 profile.

Which statement correctly explains Pennsylvania energy?

  • Service industries have little role in Pennsylvania’s current economy.
  • Pennsylvania has no meaningful agricultural or energy sector today.
  • Pennsylvania ranked third among states in total net electricity generation in the EIA’s 2024 profile.
  • Manufacturing disappeared from Pennsylvania after heavy industry declined.
Correct answer(s):
  • Pennsylvania ranked third among states in total net electricity generation in the EIA's 2024 profile.

What role does nuclear power have in Pennsylvania’s electricity supply?

  • Service industries have little role in Pennsylvania’s current economy.
  • State GDP alone shows how economic gains are distributed to every household.
  • Pennsylvania has no meaningful agricultural or energy sector today.
  • Nuclear power supplies a substantial share of Pennsylvania’s electricity.
Correct answer(s):
  • Nuclear power supplies a substantial share of Pennsylvania's electricity.