Q3 of 21 Page 284

Match the following:

1. North Sea Nuclear power


2. Aralvaimozhi Oil fields


3. Oil and coal Yangtze


4. Three Gorges dam Fossil fuel


5. Thorium Wind farms


1. The North Sea- the North Sea is a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean located between the United Kingdom. Many large oil fields are there in the North Sea.


2. Aralvaimozhi is a town in Kanyakumari district of the Tamilnadu state. This town is located near cost that’s why it is favourable for the production of wind energy.


3. A natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.


4. Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric gravity dam on the Yangtze river in China. It is the world’s largest hydropower project.


5. Thorium is a radioactive element with the symbol Th and atomic number 90. It can be used to produce energy through the radioactive process.


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