Power Plant
boiler
boils water
Coal
water makes the turbine spin
Kinetic Energy
energy of a moving object
turbine
The hot steam makes the turbine spin.
Petroleum
It is formed by plants and animals that decayed underground and underneath the ocean.
wind turbine
wind makes the turbine spin
Potential Energy
stored energy in an object at rest
generator
The generator produces electricity.
Natural Gas
It is decayed plants and animals that formed underground and under the ocean.
solar energy
energy from the sun that is changed into electrical energy
chemical energy
fossil fuels, batteries, food
transformer
It makes the electricity voltage very high to travel long distances.
Nuclear Fuel
From the element uranium, the atom is split in half to produce heat energy.
biomass
plant materials can be burned as firewood or changed into liquid fuel
electrical Energy
charged particles that flow through a closed path
geothermal energy
energy from beneath Earth's surface
thermal energy
movement of particles
example: boiling water, baking oven