Hydropower

What do you call the area where water is stored behind a dam?

• reservoir

• generator

• refuge

• turbine

Hydropower power is a ________ source.

• free

• nonrenewable

• renewable

• food

Hydropower creates what kind of energy?

• solar

• electrical

• chemical

• nuclear

Where does the water go right after it goes through a dam.

• dam

• river

• reservoir

• turbine

What does the generator do?

• takes fish back up the river

• just to be there

• Produces electricity

• It renews electricity

Hydropower creates _______ energy

• Electric

• kinetic

• Geothermal

• Solar

How many megawatts of conventional hydro generating

capacity is in the United States?

• 7,800

• 78,000

• 48,000

• 23,000

What state is the number 1 state for Hydropower Producing in 2015?

• Oregon

• Montana

• New York

• Washington

Hydropower comes from what?

• Dams

• The force of moving water

• Turbines

• Generators

What is the job of a turbine?

• When it spins, it makes sparks causing electricity.

• It moves the energy from the flow of water to a generator.

• It slows down the speed of the water to keep it at a steady pace.

• It controls the water so it can be pumped back up the dam.