INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

NATURAL RESOURCES OF INDIA

FOREST CONSERVATION IN INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Geothermal energy uses heat from ____ to produce electricity.
A
the earth
B
coal
C
oil
D
natural gas
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Small underground pathways, such as fractures, conduct fluids through the hot rocks. In geothermal electricity generation, this fluid can be drawn as energy in the form of heat through wells to the earth’s surface. At the surface, that energy is converted to steam, which drives turbines that produce electricity.

Detailed explanation-2: -Geothermal power plants use steam to produce electricity. The steam comes from reservoirs of hot water found a few miles or more below the earth’s surface. The steam rotates a turbine that activates a generator, which produces electricity.

Detailed explanation-3: -Geothermal energy is heat energy from the earth-Geo (earth) + thermal (heat). Geothermal resources are reservoirs of hot water that exist or are human made at varying temperatures and depths below the Earth’s surface.

Detailed explanation-4: -Geothermal energy is the heat produced deep in the Earth’s core. Geothermal energy is a clean, renewable resource that can be harnessed for use as heat and electricity. Geothermal energy is heat that is generated within the Earth.

Detailed explanation-5: -According to the Geothermal Research Council, geothermal Energy is heat (thermal) derived from the earth (geo). It is the thermal energy contained in the rock and fluid that fills the fractures and pores within the rock of the earth’s crust.

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