Difference between revisions of "Natural Gas"

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Natural Gas is a gaseous Fossil fuel formed from the remains of dead plants and animals.

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.


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.

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-A [[Gas|gaseous]] [[Fossil fuel]] formed from the remains of dead [[Plant|plants]] and [[Animal|animals]].
+==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.