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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.
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"Only power plants use fossil fuels to transform energy."
Explanation: Fossil-fuel power plants burn chemical fuels to make thermal → mechanical → electrical energy; hydroelectric dams convert gravitational potential energy of water to mechanical → electrical energy and do not burn fuels. Dams also do not use fission—fission is used in nuclear power plants, not dams.
Explanation: Fossil-fuel power plants burn chemical fuels to make thermal → mechanical → electrical energy; hydroelectric dams convert gravitational potential energy of water to mechanical → electrical energy and do not burn fuels. Dams also do not use fission—fission is used in nuclear power plants, not dams.
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