Microsoft Word - Fact File- Coal

Coal is a non-renewable energy source. It comes from the ground beneath us.

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There are very large amounts of electricity can be generated one place using coal It is very cheap A fossil fuel station can be built anywhere

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Fossil Fuel is pollution. It can cause green house effects and also warming the earth. It is non-renewable. Burning coal produces more carbon dioxide than oil or gas. Mining coal can be dangerous and difficult. Coal mining destroys large areas of landscape. Coal power stations need huge amounts of fuel, which means trainloads of coal almost constantly.

1. The coal gets heated by the heat exchanger. 2. Then steam tuns turbine. 3. Turbine turns generator. 4. Geneator makes electricity.