POWER PLANTSBy Duck May Flower

IT’S A WAY TO

GENERATE

ELECTRICITY FOR OUR HOMES

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IN C LU D EIN C LU D E

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COAL

BY BURNING COAL, IT RELEASES THE ENERGY THAT IS KEPT INSIDE.

RUNNING

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U N FO R TU N ATELY U N FO R TU N ATELY WE AR E WE AR E

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FO R R EN EWAB LE FO R R EN EWAB LE

:R ES O U R C ES :R ES O U R C ES

…S U C H AS …S U C H AS

USING THE SOLAR PANNELS TO CREATE ELECTRICTY.

OR THE WIND TURBINE.

AND USING THE POWER OF FALLING WATER

BIOMASS

NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

USES CONTROLLEDNUCLEAR FISSION.

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D AN G ER O F D AN G ER O F N U C LEAR N U C LEAR

P O WERP O WER WHILE WE WHILE WE

PRODUCE PRODUCE ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY, PEOPLE GET PEOPLE GET HURT BY THE HURT BY THE RADIOACTIVITY RADIOACTIVITY RELEASEDRELEASED

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O VER H EATIN G IN TH E O VER H EATIN G IN TH E C EN TER O F A N U C LEAR C EN TER O F A N U C LEAR

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THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH SOLAR PANELS IS THAT YOU NEED SUNSHINE TO PRODUCE ENERGY