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Fossil Fuels

Physics: Cambridge International GCSE Supplement, topic 1.11.2

Fossil Fuels

Fossil fuels (such as coal and oil) are burnt, to heat a fluid (water), which creates steam and turns a turbine. The turbine rotates, which turns a generator.

Advantages

Advantages

  • Reliable, on demand electricity.
Disadvantages

Disadvantages

  • Not renewable.
  • Fossil fuels are considered inefficient because they must be extracted and transported.
  • Contributes to global warming because they release CO2.

Test yourself on Fossil Fuels

  • Which one of the following is an advantage of fossil fuels?

  • Which of the following is an advantage of fossil fuels?

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