9. Electricity Electricitycomes fromotherforms of energythatexist in nature, likethekineticenergy of movingwaterorwind, orthechemicalenergy of coal. Electricityis a veryusefulform of energybecausewe can transportiteasily and transformitintoothertype of energy.
10. Themostwidelyusedsources of energy Fuels:whentheyburntheyturnthermalenergyintochemicalenergy. -Coal. -Natural gas. -Petroleum. Water: we use thekineticenergyfromreservoirsto produce electricenergy. Wind:windfarmsturnthekineticenergy of thewindintoelectricity. Uranium and plutonium: they are radioactivematerials.
12. PRODUCING ELECTRICITY Hydroelectricpowerstations: they use theenergyfromreservoirswherewaterfallswithgreatforce. Thermalpowerstations:theygetenergybyburningfuelssuch as coalorpetroleum.Thethermalenergycreatedfromtheircombustionheatswaterisconvertedintosteam. Steammoves a turbine thatgenerateselectricitywhenitturns.