What is a FUEL?????

A fuel is anything you can burn to give us energy (POWER)

FOSSIL FUELS

Source: wikimedia commons

COAL

OIL

NATURAL GAS

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OIL & NATURAL GAS

Put the pictures in the correct order

A CB

FE

Match each picture with the suitable text

D

Source: Energy Kid's PageSusana Amorós

Source: Energy Kid's Page

OIL & NATURAL GAS

Susana Amorós

Source: Energy Kid's Page

Explain the process of how coal was formed

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Source: Energy Kid's PageSusana Amorós

WE BURN FOSSIL FUELS TO PRODUCE ELECTRICITY

Oil-fired power station

Oil is delivered to the power station.

The oil is burned to heat water, producing

steam

The steam pushes

the turbines, forcing them to spin very fast

The generators produce

electricity which flows into the wires.

Source: E.ON UKSusana Amorós

SUMMARY: FLOW DIAGRAM OF ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION

Put the following steps in order

HEAT WATERHEAT WATER

GENERATOR TURNSGENERATOR TURNS

TURBINE TURNSTURBINE TURNS

BURN FUELBURN FUELSTEAMSTEAM

ELECTRICITYELECTRICITY

Draw the flow chart of the process

Susana Amorós

HEAT WATERHEAT WATER

GENERATOR TURNSGENERATOR TURNS

TURBINE TURNSTURBINE TURNS

BURN FUELBURN FUEL

STEAMSTEAM

ELECTRICITYELECTRICITY

FLOW DIAGRAM OF ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION

Susana Amorós

HEAT WATERHEAT WATER

GENERATOR TURNSGENERATOR TURNS

TURBINE TURNSTURBINE TURNS

BURN FUELBURN FUEL

STEAMSTEAM

ELECTRICITYELECTRICITY

FLOW DIAGRAM OF ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION

Susana Amorós