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8156883338Nuclear Power PlantA facility that converts atomic energy into usable power.0
8156915354Wind TurbineUses Air Flow to generate electric Power1
8156939491Coal Burning Power PlantProduces electricity by burning a form of fossil fuel in a boiler to produce steam.2
8156973590Hydroelectric DamPower is produced as water passes through a man -made concrete wall, and into a river below.3
8157010871GeneratorA device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy for use in an external circuit.4
8157067201U-238By-product of nuclear power5
8168822688Thermal energyThe Vibration and movement of the atoms and molecules within substances.6
8168844162Chemical EnergyStored in bonds between atoms and molecules7
8168983306Electrical EnergyResults from the motion of electrons8
8168996876Nuclear EnergyIs released by either splitting or joining of atoms9
8169018119Electromagnetictravels by waves10
8169028316Mechanical EnergyTwo types: Potential energy that is stored or at rest, or Kinetic energy through the from of motion.11

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