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==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
'''Gas Power''' is the use of [[Natural Gas]] to generate [[electricity]].

===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]].

===Gas 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.

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|[[File:NaturalGasPowerStationDiagram2.png|center|600px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[diagram]] of a [[gas]] [[Thermal Power Station|power station]].
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: 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.

====Advantages====
*Can work continuously.
*Power supply can be varied quickly depending on demand.
*Few [[Thermal Power Station|power station]]s needed to supply a large number of houses.

====Disadvantages====
*Cost of fuel.
*Produce Carbon Dioxide contributing to global warming.
*Other pollutants produced which can harm health or produce acid rain.
*Natural Gas will run out.

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