Generating Electricity- Worksheet
Name, Date
1. Complete the following
2. In traditional power stations, the fuel used is and
generator
boiler ~ fi | f
condenser cooling tower
Use the diagram above to complete the following table by wi
appropriate word.
Step Description
1
The Js burnt to release
2
The released bolls the water to
3
The turns the
4
The drives the
5
The produces
6
Is transmitted through to our homes.2. Hydro-electric power station- a dam is built to store water at a high position
8 a source of electricity generation,
turbine
Table showing electricity generation from hydroelectric power.
11. What does the dam release?
Water ata high postion
2. What tums the turbine?
\Water ata high position
3. What does the turbine do?
‘The turbine dives the generator.
4. What does the generator produce?
‘The generator produces electricity.
5. How does the electricity transmit to our
home?
Electricity is transmitted through power cables to our
homes.
Explain how electricity is generated in a hydro-electric power station3. a. Ina nuclear power station, the fuel used is.
. Use the diagram above to explain how electricity is generated in a nuclear
power station.