hep

WHAT'S NOT INSIDE A HEP PLANT?

• DAM

• TURBINES

• COOLING TOWERS

• BOILER

WHAT'S THE ENERGY SOURCE OF HEP?

• FLOWING WATER

• PRESSURIZED WATER

• WATER IN FORM OF STEAM

• FOSSIL FUELS

WHAT ENERGY TERMS CAN BE USED TO DESCRIBE HEP?

• SUSTAINABLE

• RENEWABLE

• NON-RENEWABLE

• ALTERNATIVE

HEP is alternative because...

• it doesn't use fossil fuels

• it's unlimited

• damages natural areas

• uses water

for an energy source to be sustainable, it doesn't need to...

• affect or destroy natural areas

• use an unlimited energy source

• use the energy of the sun

• rely on fossil fuels

choose all the physical conditions that HEP needs

• flat areas with low rainfall

• a natural water store

• slow flowing water

• high rainfall during the year

What's the main use of the dam?

• to produce energy

• to store water

• to let the water flow quickly

• to spin quickly

what's the purpose of the control gate?

• all the options are correct

• to accumulate large amounts of water

• to control the amount of water flowing

• to control the quality of the energy produced

what's inside the power house?

• turbines and cooling towers

• turbines and generators

• generators and transformers

• transformers and power lines

HEP plant is cheap to build but expensive to maintain it

• TRUE

• FALSE