Hydropower

What is a critical component of hydropower?

• constant sunlight

• moving water

• water temperature

• PH balance of the water

Most hydropower is created by....

• Water being still

• Water spinning a turbine

• Fish and animals moving in the water

• Pumping chemicals into the water to give it energy

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

• reservoir

• generator

• turbine

• refuge

What does Hydro mean?

• wind

• solar

• gas

• water

• nuclear

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Hyrdo Power is a __________ energy resource.

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

What is produced by using gravitational force of falling or flowing water?

• Biofuels

• Hypo fuels Energy

• Hydroelectric Energy

• Bio thermal Energy

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As water flows through a dam, a generator is turned and creates enough electricity for thousands of homes. This describes...

• biofuels

• hydroelectric energy

• geothermal energy.

• potential energy

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What is the main environmental concern associated with hydropower plants?

• Air pollution

• Noise pollution

• Habitat destruction

• Thermal pollution

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Presently hydropower plants provide __________ of the world’s electricity

• 1/5

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 1/8

Which source of hydropower has the least amount of research?

• hydroelectric dams

• tidal/wave energy