Practise explaining how power stations transfer energy, compare renewable and non-renewable resources, and calculate outputs from graphs or data.
The diagram shows a fossil fuel power station.
Five stages of electricity generation and transmission are shown.
The power station burns a fossil fuel in the furnace.
Give an example of a fossil fuel.
Which stage of the power station transfers energy from a chemical store to a thermal store?
condenser
furnace and boiler
generator
turbines
Which stage of the power station transfers energy electrically from a kinetic energy store?
condenser
furnace and boiler
generator
turbines
Electricity can also be generated by solar farms.
Energy is transferred from the Sun to the solar farm by radiation.
The solar farm uses photovoltaic cells to transfer this energy electrically.
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of generating electricity using solar farms.
Kori Nuclear Power Plant in South Korea is one of the world's largest nuclear fission power stations.
Give two disadvantages of using nuclear fission to generate electricity.
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