fuels and electricity

• Natuurkunde
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Fuels and energy

What fuels can
we use for heat?

Coal

Coal is a fossil fuel

Fossil means dig up.

Natural gas

Fossil fuels are found underground

Oil

Fossil fuels are

decayed dead plants and animals

How is your home heated?

Choose the one which is not a fossil fuel?

1. oil
2. gas
3. electricity
4. coal

What kind of fossil fuels
are located in our Dutch soil

1. Oil, natural gas and coal
2. Coal and natural gas
3. Natural gas in Groningen
4. We do not have any fossil fuels left

Body temperature is about..

1. 40.5°C
2. 22.5°C
3. 36.5°C

name a way for us to keep warm or get warm?

We need more food in a cold environment than a warm one.

1. True
2. False

Fuels are energy sources

1. True
2. False

Heat is always needed to make electricity.

1. True
2. False

How do we generate electricity?

1. In a power station

2. In a wind farm.

3. With solar panels.

4. By a dynamo .

Dynamo generator

A windmill is a turbine which turns with wind energy.

1. True
2. False

A generator turns kinetic energy into

1. heat energy
2. electrical energy
3. steam
4. movement

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2

3

4

5

6

Gas is burned

the turbines turn the generator

The steam turns the turbines

water is heated to make steam

The generator makes electricity

Electric current is sent to houses.

Oil is a non-renewable energy source. this means...

1. It will last forever
2. We can make more
3. We will use it all up in the future.
4. We can't make new supplies

In the future we need to use more renewable energy, for example...

1. gas
2. wind
3. solar
4. coal

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