Question

Complete this flowchart that shows some of the steps for generating electricity at a fossil fuel-burning power plant:

________ → Heat energy → Steam rises → Spinning turbine → Electricity

Coal is burned
Flowing water
Solar energy
Wind

Answer 1

Coal is burned → Heat energy → Steam rises → Spinning turbine → Electricity

Answer 2

The missing step in the flowchart for generating electricity at a fossil fuel power plant is the conversion of heat energy into steam.

Answer 3

Coal is burned → Heat energy → Steam rises → Spinning turbine → Electricity

Answer 4

The other users weren't supposed to give a direct answer, as they did anyways, but here's the explanation for their answers.

Answer 5

Since you're building a flow chart, you need to ask yourself the question: "what makes heat energy?"

This question should lead you to the answer, as the other options all deal with other types of energy. (solar, wind, water)