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Work with a partner. Sort the fuels and energy sources below into the correct category.
Can you add any more to the lists?
fossil fuel(s)
renewables
nuclear fuel(s)
Now answer these questions.
1 What fuels and sources are used at your
company, or the companies you do business with?
2 Which one is used most?
3 Where do these fuels come from?
4 Which are imported?
Match these different power plants to their
descriptions.
1 hydro power plant
2 solar power plant
3 nuclear power plant
4 wind power plant
5 gas-fired power plant
6 run-of-river power
plant
7 coal-fired power plant
8 lignite-fired power
plant
9 pump-storage power
plant
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a a traditional type of power plant which burns a solid, black fossil fuel
b a power plant which pumps water back uphill into a reservoir during
periods of low demand
c a plant which uses the flow of water from a reservoir to generate
electricity
d a power station utilizing the natural flow of water in a river for
generating power
e type of power plant that uses uranium as its primary fuel
f a power plant which uses the natural flow of air to generate
electricity
g a fossil fuel power plant which burns a solid, dark brown fuel
h a power plant that generates electricity utilizing energy from the sun
i a power station which burns gas as its primary fuel
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(hard) coal
uranium
wind
biomass
gas
sun
oil
lignite
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