Hydropower Questions

A resource that can be used again and again is called?

• renewable

• non-renewable

• expensive

• batteries

A _______ forms behind a dam which is where the water flows from.

• intake

• reservoir

• turbine

• transformer

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Water crashes against ___________ to make the turbine spin.

• metal blades

• wheel

• door

• turbine

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As the turbine spins it spins another wheel inside a machine called a what?

• magnets

• blades

• current

• generator

The generator wheel is made of _____________?

• wood

• water

• magnets

• the dam

When the magnets whirled around their magnetism created an ____ ___ inside some metal bands.

• special force

• electric current

• hot wires

• power

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The current flows out of the generator and out of the power plant into the _______?

• transformer

• generator

• power lines

• conductor

The transformers job is to give the current a _________?

• head start

• generator

• boost

• pylons

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These carry electricity away from the power station and across the countryside.

• powerlines

• powerpoles

• transformer

• hydroelectric power plant

This makes the current weaker so it is safe to use in our home.

• powerline

• transformer

• outlet

• plug in