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Energy chains: energy use
Before you start, see if you can complete the picture of this ship. To build the picture, select a piece and then select its position on the grid.
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Coal is burned to release heat.
Heat boils water and turns it into steam.
Steam pushes a turbine and makes it rotate.
A generator converts the rotation energy into electricity.
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Make an energy chain
Congratulations! You've made an energy chain to power the radio.
To review your energy chain, move each statement to the correct stage in the process. Look at the energy meter to see how the efficiency changed.
Efficiency of energy chain
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