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What is powered by coal?
steam boats and steam trains use coal power
Why was coal used for boats and trains?
It was used to fuel their steam engines, which was their method of locomotion back then.
What type of coal do they use in trains?
Steam coal.
What is good about having steam trains?
its more efficient and diesel trains consume more natural resources like oil which is also used for planes, cars and boats. only steam trains use coal.
What effect did the steam engine have on the coal iron industry?
The steam engine helped power machines which was able to help process more coal and iron. It also powered trains and boats which could transport more coal and iron, making productivity much faster.
People that shovel coal into the engines on boats are called what?
Stokers or boiler tenders, they tend the boilers, not the engines which run on steam.
What can you use coal to make?
steam to turn the turbine
What fuel did the first steam locomotive use?
COAL
How is coal converted to the energy people use?
The most useful energy that coal provides is as a fuel for combustion; we have to burn it. Burning coal creats heat we can use to boil water, turning it to steam, and then we use the steam to drive turbines to make electricity.
How did the steamboat effect on industry?
The steam engine helped power machines which was able to help process more coal and iron. It also powered trains and boats which could transport more coal and iron, making productivity much faster.
Why would you use a steam boat?
Water is cheap and you burn any thing in the furnace on the old steam boats!!
What type of fuel do boats use?
Generally speaking either a petrol/gasoline, some use a mixture of p/g and oil, then there is diesel fuel. Some military vessels use nuclear power and there are vessels out there that use steam power provided by coal or wood.
