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Nuclear Energy — Unit test

Question 12 • SC332 Environmental Science B

Which best describes a similarity between power plants that use water as an energy source and those that use wind as an energy source?

Answer
A
Both use heat from within Earth to produce electricity.
B
Both use kinetic energy to produce electricity.
C
Both use resources that are not abundant.
D
Both use resources that produce a lot of air pollution.

Explanation

Water in a hydroelectric plant flows or falls and turns a turbine; wind also turns a turbine as it moves. In both cases, the moving resource has kinetic energy that is converted into electrical energy. The correct choice is “Both use kinetic energy to produce electricity.”

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