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===About Crude Oil===
: [[Crude Oil]] is a [[Non-renewable Energy Resources|non-renewable energy resource]].
: [[Crude Oil]] has [[energy]] in its [[Chemical Potential Energy Store|chemical potential energy store]] which can be transferred into a [[Thermal Energy Store|thermal energy store]] by [[combustion]].
===Power===
: [[Crude Oil]] can be used to provide [[power]] directly buy burning it in homes, cars, trains. planes and in furnaces or it can provide power by generating electricity.
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[diagram]] of a [[coal]] [[power station]].
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: 1. Crude Oil is burned in a furnace.
: 2. Water is heated in a boiler by the burning oil.
: 3. Water turns to steam and passes down pipes to turn a turbine.
: 4. The turbine causes a generator to spin.
: 5. The generator makes an electrical current.