Hydropower

Hydropower is a renewable resource.

• True

• False

Hydroelectricity means energy from?

• Air

• Water

• Sun

• Wires

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Which of the following is a BENEFIT of hydropower

• Dams are expensive to build

• It produces no air pollution

• It disturbs ecosystems

• It can only be used where there is large body of water

Most hydropower plants use a ________ to control the flow of water

• Turbine

• Generator

• Dam

• Solar Panel

What is a DISADVANTAGE of hydropower?

• It is cheap to produce once the dam is built

• It produces no air pollution

• It is renewable

• Dams can disturb natural ecosystems

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About _____ of the electricity made in the US comes from hydropower

• 2.8%

• 6.3%

• 9.3%

• 12.2%

What happens when water flows through a dam?

• The water evaporates.

• The water turns a turbine.

• The water is pumped back up.

• The water creates sparks making electricity.

The state that produces the most electricity from hydropower is...

• Washington

• Virginia

• Texas

• California

TRUE or FALSE: Virginia does not use any hydropower.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Hydropower, or hydroelectric power, is a ___

• Not renewable source of energy.

• Renewable source of energy.

• Not renewable source of light.

• Renewable source of light.

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