Hydroelectric Energy

The jobs needed for a hydroelectric power plant are

mechanical engineers, technicians, recreation planners, resource managers

• True

• False

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Where are most hydroelectric power plants planned to be built

• Most of Europe

• Russia and Germany

• Latin America and Asia

• Some parts of Australia

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In a hydropower plant, what turns to generate electricity?

• turbine

• generator

• penstock

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The generator of a hydropower plant uses ___ to help generate electricity.

• magnets only

• copper wires only

• magnets and copper wires

Of all the renewable energy sources, which is used in the greatest amount?

• hydropower

• wind

• biomass

• geothermal

Read the sentence from the text. The turbine than turns a metal shaft in an electric generator. Which dictionary entry best defines turbine?

• a natural force that causes things to fall

• a gate for regulating the flow of water

• an engine with a part that turns like a wheel

• a machine for carrying things to different levels in a building

6. This form of electrical energy generating is called...

• Hydroelectric

• Geothermal

• Wind

• Non-Renewable

Electrical energy produced by moving water. The energy in flowing water is converted to electrical energy when it spins turbines connected to electric generators inside the dam.

• Geothermal Energy

• Hydroelectric Energy

• Fossil Fuel

• Nuclear Energy

What is one one disadvantage of hydroelectric energy?

• It does not work if you don't have volcanoes nearby.

• It doesn't work if the it is not windy.

• It doesn't work if you don't have rivers or moving water nearby.

What is the primary source of energy in a hydroelectric power plant?

• Solar energy

• Wind energy

• Kinetic energy of water

• Geothermal energy

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