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What fuel is burned in a coal power plant?
Coal
What does the boiler do?
Heats water into steam
What turns the turbine?
Steam
What machine changes movement into electricity?
Generator
What gas is produced by burning coal?
Carbon dioxide
Translate: kotel
Boiler
Translate: uhlí
Coal
Coal plants are often built near ______ because they need cooling water.
Rivers or seas
Name one disadvantage of coal power plants.
Pollution / Carbon dioxide
Where is water stored in a hydroelectric power plant?
Reservoir
What carries water to the turbine?
Penstock
What makes the turbine spin?
Flowing water
What machine produces electricity?
Generator
Why is hydroelectric power renewable?
Because water can be used again and again
Translate: přehrada hráz
Dam
Translate: řeka
River
