The large tapering cylindrical vapor-emitting structures associated with power plants are

A) smokestacks from a coal-fired power plant.
B) special wind turbines that capture swirling wind to produce electricity.
C) towers used to cool water heated by a coal-fired power plant.
D) combustion chambers used to burn natural gas to generate electricity.


C

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Fill in the blank with correct word.

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