Natural Gas

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Coal Power

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Petroleum

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Nuclear power

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Hydropower

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Tidal power

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Wind Turbines

Solar Power

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Geothermal power

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Biomass Fuel

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Ways to produce energy for homes and businesses

Electrical Production

Resources

Renewable resources- a natural resource (such as wood and water) that can be replenished or replaced by natural processes

Non-renewable resource- a resource which cannot be replaced once it is used up, for example fossil fuels(oil, natural gas and coal).

Sustainable energy

• Energy that can be replenished within a human’s lifetime and causes no long-term damage to the environment.

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Forms of EnergyMechanical energy: The energy of motion used to perform work. Mechanical

energy can be either kinetic energy (energy of motion) or potential energy(stored energy)

Electrical energy- Electricity is energy transported by the movement of electrons

Forms of Energy

Thermal energy the movement of energy from one substance to another; in the form of heat.

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How is electricity generated?

A Generator is a device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy. The process is based on the relationship between magnetism and electricity.

How is home electricity generated?

A turbine converts the kinetic energy of a moving fluid (liquid or gas) to mechanical energy. Steam turbines have a series of blades mounted on a shaft against which steam is forced, rotating the generator.