Generating Electricity

WALT – Explain HOW we generate Electricity

Make a list – Sources of energy

Non Renewable Renewable

Make a list – Sources of energy

Non Renewable RenewableFossil Fuels : WindCoal, Oil Gas Solar

Nuclear TidalBio-fuel? Hydroelectric

GeothermalBio-fuel?

Coal Power Station

Most forms of generating power use turbines and generators

• Just the source of the power changes

Tidal Power

Solar Power using Photovoltaic Cell is different though

1. Fuels such as _____, _____ and _____ are burnt to produce ____ energy.

2. Heat energy makes the water boil to produce _______.

3. Steam drives the ___________, making it ______.

4. The spinning turbine turns a ____________ which produces ____________.

5. The electricity travels through the national grid for use in our ________.

homes, oil, steam, turbine, gas, spin, coal, electricity, heat, generator

Burning fossil fuels for electricity

generator, turbine, house, boiler

1. Fuels such as _____, _____ and _____ are burnt to produce ____ energy.

2. Heat energy makes the water boil to produce _______.

3. Steam drives the ___________, making it ______.

4. The spinning turbine turns a ____________ which produces ____________.

5. The electricity travels through the national grid for use in our ________.

homes, oil, steam, turbine, gas, spin, coal, electricity, heat, generator

Burning fossil fuels for electricity

generator, turbine, house, boiler

1. Fuels such as _ _ _, _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ are burnt to produce ____ energy.

2. Heat energy makes the water boil to produce _______.

3. Steam drives the ___________, making it _ _ _ n.

4. The spinning turbine turns a g _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ which produces ____________.

5. The electricity travels through the national grid for use in our h______.

homes, oil, steam, turbine, gas, spin, coal, electricity, heat, generator

Burning fossil fuels for electricity

generator, turbine, house, boiler

Burning fossil fuels for electricity

generator, turbine, house, boiler

1. Fuels such as _ _ _, _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ are burnt to produce ____ energy.

2. Heat energy makes the water boil to produce _______.

3. Steam drives the ___________, making it _ _ _ n.

4. The spinning turbine turns a g _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ which produces ____________.

5. The electricity travels through the national grid for use in our h______.

homes, oil, steam, turbine, gas, spin, coal, electricity, heat, generator

Pages 229-231•Answer Questions 6,7,8

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