A ==Key Stage 3=====Meaning==='''Natural Gas''' is a [[Gas|gaseous]] [[Fossil fuel]] formed from the remains of dead [[Plant|plants]] and [[Animal|animals]]. ===About Natural Gas===: [[Natural Gas]] is a [[Non-renewable Energy Resources|non-renewable energy resource]].: [[Natural Gas]] 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===: [[Natural Gas]] can be used to provide [[power]] directly buy burning it in homes and in furnaces or it can provide power by generating electricity.{| class="wikitable"|-|[[File:CrudeOilPowerStationDiagram2.png|center|600px]]|-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[diagram]] of a [[coal]] [[power station]].|}: 1. Natural Gas is burned in a furnace.: 2. Water is heated in a boiler by the burning gas.: 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.