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(a) What is the difference between a thermal power plant and a hydro power plant?
(b) Which of the two causes serious air pollution and how?
(a) The difference between a thermal power plant and a hydro power plant is:
Thermal power plant | Hydro power plant |
1. A thermal power plant uses non-renewable sources of energy like coal, oil or gas to drive turbines. | 1. A hydro power plant uses a renewable source of energy, water to rotate turbines. |
2. A thermal power plant causes air pollution due to the burning of fossil fuels. | 2. A hydropower plant is environment friendly. |
(b) A thermal power plant causes serious air pollution because it emits harmful gases and fly-ash into the air, due to the burning of fossil fuels in large amounts everyday.
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