{"id":11492,"date":"2026-01-29T04:36:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T22:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/?post_type=mcq&#038;p=11492"},"modified":"2026-01-29T04:36:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T22:36:32","slug":"which-energy-source-has-seen-a-dramatic-increase-in-use-in-the-u-s-due-to-its-lower-emissions-compared-to-coal-2","status":"publish","type":"mcq","link":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/mcq\/which-energy-source-has-seen-a-dramatic-increase-in-use-in-the-u-s-due-to-its-lower-emissions-compared-to-coal-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Which energy source has seen a dramatic increase in use in the U.S. due to its lower emissions compared to coal?"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3502,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","topic":[1759,1756],"subject":[1846],"education_level":[],"class_list":["post-11492","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>Natural gas use has dramatically increased in the U.S. due to its lower emissions compared to coal.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nNatural gas has experienced a significant rise in use in the U.S., primarily because it produces fewer emissions compared to coal. Natural gas combustion generates around 50% less carbon dioxide (CO\u2082) than coal for the same amount of energy, making it a cleaner fossil fuel option for electricity generation. The boom in natural gas production, fueled by advances in hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling, has also made it more economically competitive. As a result, natural gas has largely replaced coal as the leading source of electricity in the U.S., reducing overall greenhouse gas emissions while supporting a transition to cleaner energy.","mcq_options":[{"right":"yes","answer":"Natural gas"},{"right":"no","answer":"Wind"},{"right":"no","answer":"Biomass"},{"right":"no","answer":"Oil"}],"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\/11492","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=11492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=11492"},{"taxonomy":"subject","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/subject?post=11492"},{"taxonomy":"education_level","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/education_level?post=11492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}