How Does A Waterfall Become Electricity Vocab Quiz

____________ is energy used to operate machines

• water wheel
• power
• reservoir
• dam

A ___________________ is a type of machine with flaps connected to a shaft that turns the gears.  The flaps are turned by running water and the gears are connected to other machines.

• generator
• dam
• water wheel
• power

__________________ is a type of energy measured in volts.  It moves in currents and can pass through some material like metal, but not others like rubber.

• electricity
• dam
• reservoir
• hydroeclectric

A ____________________ is a large body of water that can be used as a source of water for a town.

• dam
• powere
• hydroelectric
• reservoir

A _____________ is a man made structure that controls the flow of a river.

• water wheel
• dam
• generator
• power

___________________ means electricity made from water.

• dam
• reservoir
• hydroelectric
• generator

A _______________ is a machine that contains spinning magnets that produces electricity.

• generator
• dam
• reervoir
• water wheel