hydro-basics
what is the main resource needed to create Hydro energy?
water!
how much money does it contribute to the Canadian GPD
Over 35 billion
what harmful gas does Hydro energy not released during operation?
Carbon dioxide
what natural resource makes Hydro energy renewable because it is replaced by the water cycle?
Water
what percent of the earth surface is covered by water?
About 70%
what affects the amount of energy you receive from Hydro plants?
The volume and speed of water
what was the project called that happened in 2013?
The Niagara tunnel project
what natural movement of fish can be disturbed when a DAM is built?
migration
what type of energy does hydropower produce by converting the movement of water?
Electricity
what type of water makes up most of the earths total supply water freshwater or salt water?
Salt water
The water stored behind a dam is kept one of these
a resevoir
how many people work with Hydro electricity?
about 13000 people
what type of natural area can be flooded and destroyed whenever reservoir is created?
Habitats
what time of the day can store water be released to meet higher electricity demand?
Peak hours or peak demand times
what processor liquid water into water vapor in the water cycle?
Evaporation
what makes Hydro energy renewable?
hydro energy is renewable because it uses water and nitro resource that is constantly replenished by the water cycle. (rain, rivers, snowmelt, evaporation)
what will the sir adam Beck Refurbishment replace?
Equipment such as turbine runners
what material can build up behind a dam and change the health of river?
Sediments
what structures help fish safely move past DAMS?
Fish ladder (or fish passages)
what is the name of large underground layers that store fresh water?
aquifers
why is hydroelectric power considered clean?
Because it doesn’t burn fossil fuel, and therefore does not create greenhouse gases.
How much did the electricity canada exported to the states cost?
4.3 billion
what global problem does hydroelectricity help reduce by producing clean energy?
Climate change
what type of smaller Hydro system produces energy without using large dams and causes less environment damage?
Run-of-river Hydro
what is the term for water that falls from the sky as rain snow sleet or hail?
Precipitation