Question

Electricity generated by burning fossil-fuels is called ______.

• A. Hydro-electricity
• B. Tidal electricity
• C. Thermal electricity
• D. Nuclear energy

Answer 1

The correct option is C Thermal electricity

Electricity generated by burning fossil-fuels is called Thermal electricity.

Fossil fuel power plants burn carbon fuels such coal, oil or gas to generate steam that drives large turbines that produce electricity. These plants can generate electricity reliably over long periods of time. However, by burning carbon fuels they produce large amounts carbon dioxide, which causes climate change.

A thermal power station is a power station in which heat energy is converted to electric power. In most of the places in the world the turbine is steam-driven. Water is heated, turns into steam and spins a steam turbine which drives an electrical generator.