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MANY WAYS TO PRODUCE ELECTRICITY - Coggle Diagram
MANY WAYS TO
PRODUCE ELECTRICITY
WIND POWER
It exploits the force of the wind to make blades rotate that turn a drive shaft.
This kind of producing energy is mostly popular in
flat windy territories
.
WATER POWER
Dams are usually built to
increase the power of rivers to turn the turbines in hydroelectric stations
.
This form of power can be produced by
tides, currents and waves
too.
STEAM POWER
It is
produced by boiling water
and the
heat
to make water boil is produced: burning fossil fuels, trough nuclear fission, solar furnaces and burning biomass.
FOSSIL FUELS
Fossil fuels are made from
decomposing plants and animals
. These fuels are found in the Earth's crust and contain carbon and hydrogen, which can be burned for energy. Coal, oil, and natural gas are examples of fossil fuels. They are extracted through mining or drilling.
NUCLEAR FISSION
It is the process of
splitting the atoms of uranium or plutonium
. This release an
enormous quantity of heat
that is controlled and used to produce electricity in the nuclear power station.
SOLAR FURNACES
A solar furnace is a structure based on
parabolic mirrors that concentrate light onto a focal point onto a water thank to heat it.
BIOMASS
Biomass is a renewable organic material that comes from plants and animals. It can be burned to heat water and create steam
Many cities have special incinerators to burn also other kinds of waste.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
Geothermal energy is the thermal energy generated and stored in the Earth
.