physics unit 1- fuel for electricity

in a power station water is heated to produce steam the steam then turns a turbine which powers the generator that produces electricity
energy used to heat the water is coal, fossil fuels, oil or gas
fossil fuels are obtained from dead plant and animals but add to global warming because co2 is a greenhouse gas
gas fired power station turns on really quickly
uranium and plutonium power nuclear power stations and create energy through the process of nuclear fission
biofuel is obtained from living or recently living organisms e.g. vegetable oil , it is renewable

energy from wind and water are rewnewable because they can never be used up
WIND- turbines turn their blades and power a generator
WATER- hydroelectric power uses GPE to power a generator (uses pumped storage system), wave power can be used as the movement turns a turbine in a floating turbine and sends energy back to shore by cable

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