Hydroelectric Power
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do hydroelectric power plants generate electricity?
By converting mechanical energy into electrical energy
By harnessing wind energy
By using solar panels
By burning fossil fuels
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the efficiency of modern hydropower plants in converting water's kinetic energy into electricity?
10%
95%
75%
50%
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NGSS.HS-PS3-3
NGSS.HS-PS3-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the function of generators in hydroelectric power plants?
To control the flow of water
To store potential energy
To convert mechanical energy into electrical energy
To prevent flooding
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do power transmission lines do in relation to hydroelectric power plants?
Control the flow of water
Convert mechanical energy into electrical energy
Store potential energy
Transport electricity to where it is needed
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How can dam and hydroelectric power plant operators adjust the amount of electricity they are producing?
By changing the flow rate of water
By decreasing the amount of water falling
By increasing the height of the dam
By adding more turbines
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS3-3
NGSS.HS-ESS3-2
NGSS.HS-ETS1-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is one one disadvantage of hydroelectric energy?
It doesn't work if you don't have volcanoes nearby.
It doesn't work if it is not windy.
It doesn't work if you don't have rivers or moving water nearby.
It doesn't work unless you have plenty of fossil fuels.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
An advantage of hydroelectric power station.
It produces thermal pollution
Only a few dams have been built
They produce no carbon dioxide when making electricity
They are cheap to build
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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2
NGSS.HS-ESS3-1
NGSS.HS-ESS3-4
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