Generating Electricity

Which of the following electrical generators does NOT involving spinning?

• Coal
• Nuclear
• Tidal
• Solar panels

What does coal, natural gas and diesel have in common that nuclear is lacking?

• They all involve burning.
• They all start with a hot material.
• There is spinning involved.
• They are all renewable resources.

What is meant by fossil fuels?

• Fuels that are derived from fossils
• Fuels that are derived from old people
• Fuels that are derived from using plant material
• Fuels that are derived from the decomposition of faeces

What is not a common fossil fuel?

• Natural Gas
• Methane Gas
• Coal
• Oil

Why is Gas the best form of Fossil Fuel?

• It creates more heat when burnt
• It creates more pollutants
• It creates less energy
• It creates less pollutants

Most forms of electrical generation rely on a turbine. Which form doesn't?

• Tidal
• Hydro
• Solar
• Wind

Biodiesel can be considered ...

• Finite
• Infinite
• Renewable
• Recycled

When a turbine rotates, what is at the other end releasing energy?

• Transformer

• Generator

Nuclear power uses ____ for fuel.

• steel
• coal
• uranium
• hydrogen

Nuclear energy uses _____ to turn turbines to power a generator.

• wind
• water
• steam
• solar

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