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GCSE - OCR 21 Century
P3 Radioactive Materials
Glossary

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Digging for oil the first time was to use it in lamps and as a lubricant because whale oil became expensive.

 

     

 P3 Generating electricity (Fossil fuels)

Syllabus Summary Questions Answers

   

     1.  What type of energy source is electricity?

     2.  Generating electricity using carbon fuels makes carbon dioxide. True or False?

     3.  Name the stages in a power station.

     4.  What are the energy changes and the waste energy at each stage in a power station that 

          uses fossil fuels to produce electricity?

     5.  How can the efficiency of a power station be increased?