Lesson: Energy from Fossil Fuels Physics

Students will be able to

• recall what types of fuel are fossil fuels,
• recall the advantages of fossil fuel-powered power stations:
  • they can produce very large quantities of energy (but generally not as much as nuclear power stations),
  • they can produce electricity at all times of the day and year,
  • gas power stations are very quick to start up,
• recall the disadvantages of fossil fuel-powered power stations:
  • produces huge quantities of and other pollutants,
  • these fuel sources will eventually run out,
• do some basic energy and power calculations for power stations using .