Fossil Fuels and Power Stations

How long does it take to produce fossil fuels?

• hundreds of years

• thousands of years

• millions of years

• billions of years

What conditions are needed to make fossil fuels underground?

• Heat and pressure

• Heat and space

• Space and pressure

• Heat, space and pressure

The three types of fossil fuel are natural gas, coal and ...

• methane

• oil

• uranium

• wood

In a thermal power station, the place where the fossil fuels are burnt is called the...

• generator

• turbine

• condenser

• furnace

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What do we call the device which produces electricity in a power station?

• turbine

• condenser

• generator

• transformer

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What turns the turbine in a thermal power station?

• hamsters

• water

• air

• steam

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What does the turbine do in a thermal power station?

• rotates

• boil water

• makes electricity

• makes steam

Why are we trying to use fossil fuelled power stations less?

• Gases produced are bad for the environment

• It is an expensive way of making electricity

• Fossil fuels are running out

• Its not very sunny in Wales