Think Up! Unit 17 "Harnessing the Tides"

How do tidal power plants help the environment?

• They provide clean energy.

• They make ocean water drinkable.

• They harness energy from the sun.

• They help the study of tidal power.

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How do tidal power plants use moving water?

• The moving water provides enough energy for 130,000 households.

• The moving water spins the blades on turbines to generate electricity.

• The moving water absorbs the sun's energy and turns it into electricity.

• The moving water creates the high and low tides needed to create energy.

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What causes tides?

• the interaction between the coastline and the tides

• the interaction between the Earth and the Sun

• the interaction between the wind and the Sun

• the interaction between the Earth and the Moon

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