$40 QUESTION -- Category: Our Generation

How do most power plants use steam to make electricity?

  1. Steam is squeezed under high pressure into itsy bitsy pipes that are electrical transmission wires.

  2. Steam spins a turbine which turns a generator, changing mechanical energy into electrical energy.

  3. Making steam releases a chemical reaction like that inside a flashlight battery.

Sorry! The correct answer is 2. Steam spins a turbine which turns a generator.

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