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generators
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hydroelectric Powered | when floating water is used to spin a turbine after accumulating in a reservoir created by a dam. |
| Wind Powered | when wind mills are used to produce kinetic energy to move a turbine and generate electricity. |
| Steam Powered Turbines | the use of steam to turn turbines to generate electricity which can happen in many ways |
| Biomass energy | burning of wood to produce steam |
| Nuclear Power- | use of nuclear fuel by allowing neutrons to trike uranium atoms and split them apart to produce heat. This can occur many times like a chain reaction |
| Solar Powered | use of the sun to generate electricity by a photovoltaic cell without a tribune. |