Energy Demands Flashcards

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1
Q

Most of the Energy you Use Comes From Burning Fossil _______. The Energy in Homes, Offices and Factories is Supplied by ______ or by Electricity Generated in Coal or Gas-Fired Power Stations.

A

Fuels…Gas…

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Steam Drives a Turbine that Turns an Electricity _____________.

A

Generator.

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___________ Gas can be Collected From Cows or Animal Manure.

A

Methane.

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A Biofuel is any Fuel Taken From Living or Recently Living ____________. Biofuels can be Used Instead of Fossil Fuel in Modified Engines for ______________ and in Generations at Power Stations.

A

Organisms…Transport…

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A Biofuel is ____________ and Carbon-Neutral.

A

Renewable.

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Q

Nuclear Fuel Takes Energy From _________.

A

Atoms.

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Q

Energy of the Core is Transferred by a ________ Pumped through the Core.

A

Fluid.

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Coolant is Very Hot when it Leaves Through a Pipe to a Heat Exchanger, then Back to the ___________ Core.

A

Reactor.

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Energy Transferred by the Coolant is Used to Turn Water Into Steam in the _______ Exchanger. The Steam Drives Turbines that Turn ______________ Generators.

A

Heat…Electricity…

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