$40 QUESTION -- Category: Our Generation
How do most power plants use steam to make electricity?
Steam is squeezed under high pressure into itsy bitsy pipes that are electrical transmission wires.
Steam spins a turbine which turns a generator, changing mechanical energy into electrical energy.
Making steam releases a chemical reaction like that inside a flashlight battery.
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