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Environment problems caused by burning coal to generate electricity?
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∙ 11y ago
Burning coal produces CO2 which enhances the green house effect by adding to the green house gases. Overall it causes global warming as more of the suns radiation is being reflected back to earth thus warming up earth
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What electricity generation harms the environment the most?
Burning coal to generate electricity releases the most carbon dioxide of the fossil fuels.
Do refrigerators harm our environment?
yes because it uses electricity and burning electricity harms the environment!
How do burning fossil fuels produce electricity?
They are used to run most of the power plantsthat generate electricity.
Why are there so many coal burning power stations in UK?
To generate electricity.
What produce or makes electricity is to it?
generate
Why is coal the prefered choice for electricity?
It's not !... Burning coal to generate electricity produces HUGE amounts of carbon dioxide - which affects the weather.
How do coal power stations and wind farms generate electricity?
Coal power stations burn coal to heat water to produce steam, which is then used to spin electricity turbines to generate electricity. The burning coal releases carbon dioxide.Wind farms have blades which turn in the wind to spin electricity turbines to generate electricity. There are no harmful carbon dioxide emissions.
What is coal sed for?
Coal is used for burning to make heat. At home in a fire, at a power station to generate electricity.
Give two examples of where renewable energy resources could be used instead of fossil fuels?
What are some renewable resources that could replace fossil fuels?
Solar power could be used to generate electricity instead of burning coal or oil.Dammed water could be used to generate electricity (Hydro-electric power) instead of burning fossil fuels.
To produce or make electricity ___ it?
To produce or make electricity is to generate it. Some of the common ways of generating electricity include using wind power, geothermal energy and burning fossil fuels among others.
Is there anything better than coal to generate electricity?
Yes, of course:Coal is the highest energy resource in environment pollution. Burning coal to produce electricity results in global warming and acid rain.Natural gas is used also in generating electricity. It is less environment polluting than coal.Water falls, wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass are also used in generating electricity. They make no waste, and they cannot be used up.Nuclear energy is very promising, reliable, cheap, and efficient source of electricity generation.
