Generating electricity

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  • Created on: 03-05-16 18:26
What's the name of the system used to store and release energy?
pumped storage
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What do step-up transformers increase?
voltage
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Is nuclear energy renewable or non-renewable?
non renewable
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What nuclear process of generating electricity uses uranium or plutonium?
fission
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What type of renewable energy transfers gravitational potential energy to kinetic?
hydroelectric
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Which is more reliable -tidal barrages or wave energy?
tidal
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As solar cells are expensive and inefficient, is the cost of their electricity high or low?
high
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What do solar panels do?
heat water
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Do solar cells or solar panels function at night (without help)?
no
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Does hydroelectric power (hep) produce any greenhouse gases (answer 'no' or name one)
methane
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Do nuclear power stations produce a lot of energy?
yes
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Which current is used in the national grid and in households?
ac
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Is wave energy reliable?
no
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