Power Plant
Non-Renewable Resource
Renewable Resource
100

boiler

boils water

100

Coal

It is formed by plants that decayed in ancient swamps.
100
hydropower

water makes the turbine spin

200

turbine

The hot steam makes the turbine spin.

200

Petroleum

It is formed by plants and animals that decayed underground and underneath the ocean.

200

wind turbine

wind makes the turbine spin

300

generator

The generator produces electricity.

300

Natural Gas

It is decayed plants and animals that formed underground and under the ocean.

300

solar energy

energy from the sun that is changed into electrical energy

400

transformer

It makes the electricity voltage very high to travel long distances.

400

Nuclear Fuel

From the element uranium, the atom is split in half to produce heat energy.

400

biomass

plant materials can be burned as firewood or changed into liquid fuel

500

geothermal energy

energy from beneath Earth's surface

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