Geothermal Energy | A Student's Guide to Global Climate Change | US EPA - 0 views
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Geothermal power plants, which use heat from deep inside the Earth to generate steam to make electricity. Geothermal heat pumps, which tap into heat close to the Earth's surface to heat water or provide heat for buildings.
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At a geothermal power plant, wells are drilled 1 or 2 miles deep into the Earth to pump steam or hot water to the surface.
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hot springs, geysers, or volcanic activity, because these are places where the Earth is particularly hot just below the surface.
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