5 Questions
What is the process called when fuels like coal and gas are set on fire to produce heat?
Combustion
What complex processes can oil be put through to turn it into fuels like diesel and petroleum?
Distillation and refining
What is the main way energy sources are turned into useful forms in modern times?
Generating electricity
In a coal, oil, or gas power plant, what is used to push the turbine around to generate electricity?
Steam from boiled water
What is the main factor that causes the turbine to rotate inside the magnetic field of a magnet in power plants?
Movement of electrons in the turbine
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