?What is the purpose of cooling towers at coal power plants?
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Coal is burned to boil water that drives a turbine to generate electricity, but then that steam is sent through a cooling tower where heat is lost to the atmosphere and the water cools back down.
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The temperate broad-leaved forest has become the most supportive of human occupation of any major biome.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The Sun's radiant energy reaches the Earth across space in approximately
A - 8 days B - 8 minutes C - 8 months D - 8 seconds E - 8 hours
A fuel assembly in a nuclear power plant consists of
A. About one hundred pellet-filled rods bundled together B. About a thousand fuel rods C. Fuel pellets packed into a hollow rod D. Neutron-absorbing material such as cadmium E. Fuel pellets arranged in a cube and encased in plastic