Hydro Power Plant Quiz

It stores water and releases it when the dam is required to produce electricity.

• Dam

• Control System

• Turbine

• Reservoir

Manages the water flow from the reservoir to turbine.

• Powerhouse

• Outflow System

• Intake System

• Inflow System

Heart of the hydropower industry.

• Generator

• Turbine

• Powerhouse

• Penstock

It usually relies on a river or reservoir where water is stored at a higher elevation.

• Dam

• Reservoir

• Water Source

• Water intake

The electricity generated is then sent through power lines to homes, businesses and other users.

• Transformer

• Transmission

• Generator

• Turbine

It is utilized as an efficient way to transfer water from the reservoir to the turbine.

• Dam

• Penstock

• Reservoir

• Water Gate

One of the oldest and largest sources of renewable energy, which uses the natural flow of moving water to generate electricity.

• Hydro

• Geothermal power plant

• Water fall

• Hydropower plant

There is an operator that will adjust everything from the rate of water flow, gate opening and closure, turbine speed, and other parameters.

• Control House

• Intake system

• Powerhouse

• Control System

Uses a spinning rate of the turbine to collect energy.

• Generator

• Transformer

• Powerhouse

• Turbine

A law that specifically targets the development of small-scale hydroelectric projects, often referred to as 'mini hydro' plants.

• R.A. No. 7125

• R.A. No. 2156

• R.A. No. 7156

• R.A. No. 7126