Advantages/
Disadvantages
Disadvantages
Building dams and infrastructure usually require higher costs in order to build.
What is a disadvantage? (Higher Upfront costs)
The most famous dam in the United States.
What is the Hoover Dam?
In this Iowa City:
Dam failure in July of 2010, caused flooding of the Maquoketa River, leading to the evacuation of Hopkinton and Monticello.
What is Delhi?
Electricity generated using flowing water to drive a turbine that powers a generator.
What is Hydroelectricity?
These 2 states share the Hoover Dam.
What is Arizona and Nevada?
Can quickly adjust output to meet demand, providing grid stability.
What is an advantage? (Reliable and Dispatchable)
The dam that used the most materials in the United States. (Montana)
What is the Fort Peck Dam?
In this North American Country:
Destruction of the Schoellkopf plant as it fell from the Niagara Gorge wall and collapsed into the Niagara River, caused by water seeping into the back wall of the power station. One worker was killed and damage was estimated at US$100 million
What is the U.S.?
A barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level, forming a reservoir used to generate electricity or as a water supply.
What is a Dam?
The U.S.'s rank globally in Hydroelectricity production.
What is 4th place?
Uses the water cycle, a continuous natural process, and produces low amounts greenhouse gases during operation.
What is an advantage? (Renewable and Clean)
The tallest dam in the United States. (California, 770 ft.)
What is the Oroville Dam?
In this North American Country:
Friday the 13th of September 1912. Bursting of a turbine in the Shawinigan-1 power station resulted in the flooding of the facility and the death of a worker. 9 others were injured.
What is Canada.
A dynamo or similar machine for converting mechanical energy into electricity.
What is a generator?
This country produces the most Hydroelectricty power per year with 856 terawatts.
What is China?
Drier climates or droughts reduce water flow.
The dam that produces the most hydropower in the United States.
What is the Grand Coulee Dam.
In this Asian Country:
The Machchhu Dam-II collapsed, leading to the deluge of the city of Morbi and the surrounding rural areas. 1,800–25,000 people were killed.
What is India?
A machine for producing continuous power in which a wheel or rotor, typically fitted with vanes, is made to revolve by a fast-moving flow of water, steam, gas, air, or other fluid.
What is a turbine?
This many states produce hydroelectric power.
What is 42?
Reservoirs fill with silt over time.
What is a disadvantage? (Sedimentation)
The tallest dam in the world. (China, 1,001 ft.)
What is the Jinping-I Dam?
In this Asian Country:
1975 Banqiao Dam failure: 26,000 dead from flooding, 145,000 dead from subsequent famine and epidemics, 11 million homeless. Caused loss of generation, dam failed by overtopping in a 1-in-2,000 year flood[
What is China?
A form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles (such as electrons or protons), either statically as an accumulation of charge or dynamically as a current.
What is electricity?
FINAL JEOPARDY QUESTION:
This U.S. state produces the most hydroelectric power.
What is Washington?