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Name 4 types of power stations.
Hydrodam, solar station, wind station, fossil fuel station,
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What is the function of a reservoir?
To store water
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What is the function of an intake?
To keep out trash and animals.
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What does a penstock do?
It is a tunnel that takes water to the turbine.
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What is the function of the turbine?
Spins to create mechanical energy.
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What does the generator do?
Converts energy from the turbine into electricity.
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What do power lines do?
They take electricity to the city and to our homes.
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What does a transformer do?
It steps up or steps down the voltage.
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How does a solar power station work?
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How do turbines spin in coal power plants?
Coal is burned to create heat to boil water. Water turns into steam and blows through the turbine.
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What makes a turbine in a windmill station spin?
Wind
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What is the function of heliostats?
To reflect sunlight onto the receiver (water tank).
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What happens after the steam is used in a solar/coal power station?
The steam condenser turns the steam back into water to be used again later.
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Can we use electricity directly from a power station? Explain
No because the voltage will be too high. It would fry our electronic.
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Which power stations are renewable?
Hydrodam, wind, and solar.
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What are some disadvantages of solar energy?
Can only use it when the sun is out, some places have limited sunlight, solar panels are big and expensive.
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