Which best describes a difference between energy transformations in power plants and dams? Only power plants u

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Which best describes a difference between energy transformations in power plants and dams?

Only power plants use fossil fuels to transform energy. 
Only dams use fission to generate thermal energy.  
Only power plants use water to turn turbines. 
Only dams use mechanical energy to produce electricity.

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Only power plants use fossil fuels to transform energy.

Explanation: Hydroelectric dams convert the gravitational potential energy of water into mechanical energy (spinning turbines) and then electrical energy. Fossil-fuel power plants burn coal/oil/gas (chemical → thermal → mechanical → electrical), so burning fossil fuels is a feature of thermal power plants, not dams.

Which best describes a difference between energy transformations in power plants and dams?

Only power plants use fossil fuels to transform energy.
Only dams use fission to generate thermal energy.
Only power plants use water to turn turbines.
Only dams use mechanical energy to produce electricity.

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Which best describes a difference between energy transformations in power plants and dams? Only power plants use fossil fuels to transform energy. Only dams use fission to generate thermal energy. Only power plants use water to turn turbines. Only dams use mechanical energy to produce electricity.

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Which best describes a difference between energy transformations in power plants and dams?

Only power plants use fossil fuels to transform energy.
Only dams use fission to generate thermal energy.
Only power plants use water to turn turbines.
Only dams use mechanical energy to produce electricity.