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			[[File:TCF_scale.png\|thumb\|300px\|right\| Figure 1. 1 Trillion cubic feet would be a corridor ~9 [[meter]]s tall and ~9 meters wide (~30 ft x 30 ft) stretching around the [[Earth]] three times.<ref>Imagemade by a member of the energy education team.</ref>]]

	<onlyinclude>A '''Trillion cubic feet''' (1 Tcf = 1,000,000,000,000 cubic feet) is a [[volume]] measurement used by the oil and gas industry. A Tcf of [[natural gas]] is approximately equal to a [[quad]] of energy.</onlyinclude>~~<ref>Investopedia, ''Trillion Cubic Feet (Tcf)'~~' [~~Online~~], ~~Available: http://www~~.~~investopedia~~.~~com/terms/t/~~trillion-cubic-feet~~.asp</ref> This number~~ corresponds to a tremendous volume, out of the grasp of ~~any~~ human's imagination. To help visualize this amount follow this [http://waitbutwhy.com/2014/11/from-1-to-1000000.html link], which is a visual representation of the number 1 million - now times that by itself to get a trillion (a trillion is a million millions)! Although this volume seems unimaginably large~~, it is not a trivial number when energy is associated with it~~. In the year ~~2014~~, the USA ''alone'' used 26.79 Tcf of natural gas.<ref>eia, ''How much natural gas is consumed in the United States?'' [Online], Available: http://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=50&t=8</ref>		<onlyinclude>A '''Trillion cubic feet''' (1 Tcf = 1,000,000,000,000 cubic feet) is a [[volume]] measurement used by the oil and gas industry. A Tcf of [[natural gas]] is approximately equal to a [[quad]] of energy.</onlyinclude> The natural gas's volume is measured at 21[[celsius\|ºC]] and 1 [[atmospheric pressure\|atm.]] of [[pressure]]. When transported, the natural gas is [[Compressed natural gas\|compressed]]. Increasing the pressure, decreases the volume, see the [[ideal gas law]] for more information on how compressible [[gas]]es are.

			One trillion cubic feet corresponds to a tremendous volume, a volume that is out of the grasp of human imagination. To help visualize this amount follow this [http://waitbutwhy.com/2014/11/from-1-to-1000000.html link], which is a visual representation of the number 1 million - now times that by itself to get a trillion (a trillion is a million millions)! Although this volume seems unimaginably large. In the year 2016, the USA ''alone'' used 27.5 Tcf of natural gas.<ref>eia, ''How much natural gas is consumed in the United States?'' [Online], Available: http://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=50&t=8</ref>

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<onlyinclude>A '''Trillion cubic feet''' (1 Tcf = 1,000,000,000,000 cubic feet) is a [[volume]] measurement used by the oil and gas industry. A Tcf of [[natural gas]] is approximately equal to a [[quad]] of energy.</onlyinclude><ref>Investopedia, ''Trillion Cubic Feet (Tcf)'' [Online], Available: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/trillion-cubic-feet.asp</ref> This number corresponds to a tremendous volume, out of the grasp of any human's imagination. To help visualize this amount follow this [http://waitbutwhy.com/2014/11/from-1-to-1000000.html link], which is a visual representation of the number 1 million - now times that by itself to get a trillion (a trillion is a million millions)! Although this volume seems unimaginably large, it is not a trivial number when energy is associated with it. In the year 2014, the USA ''alone'' used 26.79 Tcf of natural gas.<ref>eia, ''How much natural gas is consumed in the United States?'' [Online], Available: http://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=50&t=8</ref>

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