{"id":11466,"date":"2024-11-20T18:54:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T12:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/?post_type=mcq&#038;p=11466"},"modified":"2024-12-24T21:51:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T15:51:38","slug":"what-is-one-environmental-benefit-of-natural-gas-over-coal","status":"publish","type":"mcq","link":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/mcq\/what-is-one-environmental-benefit-of-natural-gas-over-coal\/","title":{"rendered":"What is one environmental benefit of natural gas over coal?"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3502,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","topic":[1759,1756],"subject":[1846],"class_list":["post-11466","mcq","type-mcq","status-publish","hentry","topic-energy-sources-in-the-united-states","topic-natural-resources-in-the-united-states","subject-geography-of-the-united-states"],"mcq_note":"<strong>One environmental benefit of natural gas over coal is that it produces fewer carbon dioxide emissions.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nWhen burned for energy, natural gas produces significantly less carbon dioxide (CO2) compared to coal. This makes it a cleaner option in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, which is a key factor in efforts to reduce climate change. Additionally, natural gas combustion emits lower levels of pollutants like sulfur dioxide and particulate matter, which helps improve air quality. As a result, natural gas is often seen as a \"bridge fuel\" in the transition from coal to renewable energy sources.","mcq_options":[{"right":"no","answer":"It produces more carbon dioxide"},{"right":"yes","answer":"It produces fewer carbon dioxide emissions"},{"right":"no","answer":"It is easier to transport"},{"right":"no","answer":"It is cheaper to extract"}],"multi_answers":"no","subject_terms":[{"id":1846,"title":"Geography of the United States","slug":"geography-of-the-united-states"}],"topic_terms":[{"id":1759,"title":"Energy Sources in the United States","slug":"energy-sources-in-the-united-states"},{"id":1756,"title":"Natural Resources in the United States","slug":"natural-resources-in-the-united-states"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mcq\/11466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mcq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/mcq"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3502"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=11466"},{"taxonomy":"subject","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/subject?post=11466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}