Electricity production

The electricity we consume is produced in power plants. There are different types of power plants: thermal, nuclear, hydroelectric, wind, solar thermal, or solar photovoltaic.

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TURBINES - ELECTRICITY - GENERATOR - ENERGY SOURCES

• The ____ we consume is produced in power plants.
• Most power plants produce the electric current using a _______.
• The generator is driven by _____.
• Each type of power plant uses a different _____.

Write the name of the corresponding power plant type

1. Mechanical energy of water --> turning of a turbine --> electric current --> Power station: ________
2. Chemical energy of a fuel --> spinning of a turbine --> electric current --> Power plant: ______
3. Mechanical energy of wind --> spinning of a turbine --> electric current --> Power plant: _______
4. Heat from the sun --> solar panels --> electric current --> Power plant: _______

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