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What is the process called when fuels like coal and gas are set on fire to produce heat?
What is the process called when fuels like coal and gas are set on fire to produce heat?
- Oxidation
- Combustion (correct)
- Fusion
- Distillation
What complex processes can oil be put through to turn it into fuels like diesel and petroleum?
What complex processes can oil be put through to turn it into fuels like diesel and petroleum?
- Oxidation and reduction
- Cracking and polymerization
- Filtration and extraction
- Distillation and refining (correct)
What is the main way energy sources are turned into useful forms in modern times?
What is the main way energy sources are turned into useful forms in modern times?
- Generating electricity (correct)
- Chemical reaction
- Mechanical conversion
- Direct combustion
In a coal, oil, or gas power plant, what is used to push the turbine around to generate electricity?
In a coal, oil, or gas power plant, what is used to push the turbine around to generate electricity?
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What is the main factor that causes the turbine to rotate inside the magnetic field of a magnet in power plants?
What is the main factor that causes the turbine to rotate inside the magnetic field of a magnet in power plants?
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