Energy Conversions and Nonrenewable Energy Sources

It is a material that releases energy as heat when it burns.

• Fuel

• Combustion

• Device

• Generator

The process of burning a fuel to produce heat and light is called

• Fuel

• Combustion

• Primary

• Generator

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It is a device that spins as the gas flows and changes the heat energy of steam into energy of motion.

• Boiler

• Turbine

• Generator

• Battery

It is a device that has a magnet surrounded by a coil of copper wire.

• Boiler

• Turbine

• Generator

• Battery

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It stores chemical energy and can convert that energy into electrical energy.

• Boiler

• Turbine

• Generator

• Battery

It is something made for a particular purpose.

• Boiler

• Fuel

• Device

• Primary

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When we talk about a primary source of energy, it means

• The original source of energy.

• Something made for a particular purpose.

• A device that stores chemical energy.

How can some devices get electrical energy?

• The plug into wall outlets.

• They burn fuels.

• They go through combustion.

• They use the sunlight.

These are examples of fuels:

• Coal

• Natural Gas

• Petroleum

• Wood

Which of the following are fossil fuels?

• Coal

• Natural Gas

• Petroleum

• Wood