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THE
POWER QUIZ!
How many megawatts of power does the Loy Yang Power
Station produce?
50 megawatts 2150 megawatts 20,000
megawatts
When was the first Yallourn Power
Station established?
1924 1984 1997
How old is the Yallourn coal seam?
7 million years old 10 million years
old 25 million years old
What is the moisture content in LaTrobe Valley's
brown coal?
10%-20% 60%-70% 90%-100%
What did Benjamin Franklin fly during
a thunderstorm in his famous experiment?
A paper dart A kite A model aeroplane
How much energy is produced when brown coal is burnt?
6-9 megajoules 23-30 megajoules 50-70
megajoules
Who is the volt named after?
Alessandro Volta Aloiso Galvani Thomas
Edison
What is the process in which coal is produced?
Glaciation Sedimentation Coalification
Which gas accounts for half of the
greenhouse effect?
Carbon monoxide Carbon dioxide Oxygen
How many tonnes of brown coal reserves are there
in the LaTrobe Valley?
100 million 30 billion 100 billion
How long will LaTrobe Valley's coal last for?
Less than 100 years More than 1,000
years More than 100,000 years
What percentage of Victoria's power is produced
in the LaTrobe Valley?
15 percent 50 percent 85 percent
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