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An electric power plant can
come in many different forms, based on the
kind of fuel it uses and the methods used to convert
that fuel to electrical
energy. For example, nuclear
power plants
(10)
… … … … … , and
(11)
… … … … … use steam generated by extremely hot rocks located
deep underground. Usually, an electric power plant will
make use of steam
turbines to provide the mechanical energy to
(12)
… … … … … . Some-
times, however, a plant will have a gas turbine that
is directly turned by nat-
ural gas. Some also make use of microturbines which are inexpensive and
can make use of a variety of different kinds of fuels.
2. Use the words from the text and label the pictures.
А
B
C
D
E
F
