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Question of the Week

When the cold weather sets in, people take shelter in their heated homes . However, heating your home can be costly. Heating accounts for the largest percentage of a typical utility bill.

Household Heating Systems:
heating chart

Not only are heating systems hard on the wallet but they are also hard on the environment. Heating and cooling systems in the U. S. emit 150 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year, adding to global climate change.

As seen in the graph above, most household heating systems use natural gas. Natural gas can be categorized as _________.

Select the correct response to fill in the blank above.

Wrong: a renewable resource

Correct: a non-renewable fossil fuel
Congratulations for Answering this Week's Question Correctly!
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