A steam turbine is a device in which high-pressure steam enters the turbine and causes blades to spin. The spinning blades have mechanical energy. Which best describes what happens in this system?

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Some of the heat used to make the steam is transformed into work as the steam pushes against the blades to make them turn.

First Law of Thermodynamics - Quiz Quiz

A steam turbine is a device in which high-pressure steam enters the turbine and causes blades to spin. The spinning blades have mechanical energy. Which best describes what happens in this system?

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