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Fossil Fuel Quiz
Miss Rountrees Quiz
Question | Answer |
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Name the 3 fossil Fuels | Coal, Oil & Natural Gas |
Combustion | burning of a fuel to release energy |
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 |
How are fossil fuels formed | energy rich substance that is formed from remains of organisms |
4 energy conversions in a fossil fuel power plant | Chemical, thermal, mechanical, & electromagnetic |
fossil fuel power plant | study the diagram in your notes and on the wiki page. |
Step 1 to make electricity | A fossil fuel is burned to heat the furnace (chemical to thermal) |
Step 2 to make electricity | Water is heated and turns to steam (thermal to mechanical) |
Step 3 to make electricity | Steam moves and turns the turbine (mechanical to mechanical) |
Step 4 to make electricity | The turbine then turns the generator producing electricity (mechanical to electromagnetic) |
Step 5 to make electricity | The power lines carry the electricity to houses (electromagnetic) |
Mechanical energy | energy connected to motion or moving objects |
Heat/Thermal energy | energy involved in the internal motion of particles of matter |
Chemical energy | energy from the combustion of fuels |
Electromagnetic energy | energy of magnets, lights and electricity |
Fuel | substance that provides energy as a result of a chemical change |