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Is hydroelectric energy renewable?
Answer: Yes
Does hydroelectric energy emit greenhouse gases?
Answer: No
Since when has hydropower been helping the world?
Answer: Since the 1950s
Why is hydropower renewable
Hydropower is renewable because the water cycle is driven by the sun and that water cycle helps in keeping the dams full
How much percent does hydro power account for in the renwable energy sector?
Answer: 50%
What natural cycle does the energy source rely on to generate electricity
Answer: The Water Cycle
What place is Canada globally in providing hydro power supply?
Answer: 4th Place
Give one reason why hydroelectric power facilities are a threat to people living in the surrounding area.
Answer: The dam can potentially overflow, leading to floods.
Name 2 disadvantages of hydroelectric power
Answer May Vary:
1. Wildlife disturbance
2. Cannot be constructed in remote places
e.g. - cities
Name 2 advantages of hydropower
Answers May Vary:
1. Does not emit greenhouse gases
2. Runs without seasonal factors
List 4 locations in Canada where hydro power in commonly used
Answers: Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador
What energy is produced when the water flows through the turbines?
Answer: Kinetic energy
What percent will the use of hydro power increase in Canada?
Answer: 295%
Name 3 effects that hydro power facilities have on the envuronment
Answer May Vary:
1. Uneven temps
2. Uneven oxygen levels
3. Disrupts fish migration
How much did the Centrale Robert-Bourassa dam in Quebec exactly cost?
Answer: $3.8 billion
Explain how the hydro power facility works
Answer:Hydropower uses water to generate electricity, the power plants are usually located on or near a water source. The greater the flow and the higher the head, the more the electricity that can be generated. The water flows through a pipe and then spins the blades in a turbine, spins a generator that produces electricity.