Question

Describe Connections in a Text

Describe the connection between coal power and nuclear power from Turn on the Power. Use the
ideas from the Compare Ideas in a Text activity to describe how the ideas are alike and different.
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GRADE 5. Describe Relationships in a Text
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Answer 1

Both nuclear and fossil fuel power plants produce electricity the same way. The heat generated in these plants is used to generate steam. This steam drives a turbine, which powers a generator that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy.( similar)

Nuclear and fossil fuel-burning power plants differ mainly in where their energy comes from; a nuclear reactor produces heat from radioactive metals, and a fossil-fuel plant burns coal, oil or natural gas. ( different)

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