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Thermal Power Plant (Thermal Energy) - Large amount of fossil fuels are burnt everyday in power stations to heat up water, to produce steam which further runs the turbines to generate electricity. The transmission of electricity is more efficient th..

Large amount of fossil fuels are burnt everyday in power stations to heat up water, to produce steam which further runs the turbines to generate electricit..

Procedure Observation Inference Take a table tennis ball and make 3 slits into it The force of the steam rotates the blades, and it acts like a simple turbine. Mechanical energy is converted into electrical energy. Fix semicircular fins of a metal sheet into these slits as..

Thermal Pollution results from power plant and factory discharges of water used for cooling purposes. These raise the temperature of a body of water. Nuclear power plants use vast quantities of water for coolants, returning the water somewhat heate..

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The water at the surface of an ocean gets heated by the heat of the sun and attains a higher temperature than the colder water at deeper levels in the ocean. So, there is always a temperature difference between the water "at the surface of ocean" and "at deeper levels." At many places in the ocean..

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The tides are formed due to the gravitational force of attraction between the earth, sun and moon. During high tides sea water is trapped in a reservoir, and released later to drive turbines, which in turn produces electricity. The block diagram given below illustrates the transformation of energy..

The electricity produced from flowing water is called Hydroelectric power. The world's first hydroelectric power plant was set up in 1882 in Wisconsin USA. It had a very small output, supplying power only for about 250 light bulbs. But from this small s..

Advantages - The demand for electricity varies at different times of a year. One big disadvantage is that the wind, waves and tides do not occur at all time and hence cannot guarantee steady production of electricity. Hydroelectric power stations can solve this problem. When the demand is..