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Miss Rountrees Quiz

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Name the 3 fossil Fuels   Coal, Oil & Natural Gas  
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Combustion   burning of a fuel to release energy  
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Explain why countries should not be dependant on fossil fuels   Give at least 2 reasons, give details. Think: Takes millions of years to form, using it faster than its formed, U.S. has limited/low supplies, as supply decreases - prices increase, pollution  
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How are fossil fuels formed   energy rich substance that is formed from remains of organisms  
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4 energy conversions in a fossil fuel power plant   Chemical, thermal, mechanical, & electromagnetic  
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fossil fuel power plant   study the diagram in your notes and on the wiki page.  
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Step 1 to make electricity   A fossil fuel is burned to heat the furnace (chemical to thermal)  
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Step 2 to make electricity   Water is heated and turns to steam (thermal to mechanical)  
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Step 3 to make electricity   Steam moves and turns the turbine (mechanical to mechanical)  
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Step 4 to make electricity   The turbine then turns the generator producing electricity (mechanical to electromagnetic)  
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Step 5 to make electricity   The power lines carry the electricity to houses (electromagnetic)  
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Mechanical energy   energy connected to motion or moving objects  
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Heat/Thermal energy   energy involved in the internal motion of particles of matter  
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Chemical energy   energy from the combustion of fuels  
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Electromagnetic energy   energy of magnets, lights and electricity  
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Fuel   substance that provides energy as a result of a chemical change  
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