How it Works
What creates the electricity in hydropower?
Water turns a wheel that is then converted into electricity.
The construction of dams can lead to a loss of ___?
What is Habitat/biodiversity?
Does hydropower reduce green house gas emissions?
Yes.
Is there an impact of local communities?
Yes it could cause people to have to move and deforestation.
What is the technical names for the device that is turned by the water?
What is Turbine?
What natural material does dams effect the flow of?
Sediment?
Is Hydropower cheaper than other power sources?
Yes, it is cheaper than solar and fossil fuels in the long run.
In what situation does hydropower become unreliable?
In times of drought or reduced rainfall, hydropower becomes unreliable.
The spinning of the turbines are connected to what that produces electricity?
Generators?
What do dams affect in river ecosystems?
Fish/Temperature/Oxygen Levels
Why is hydropower a renewable energy source?
Hydropower uses flowing water, which is naturally replaced by the water cycle, so it does not “run out.”
Hydropower dams are susceptible to this natural disaster, what is it?
Earthquakes?
What type of energy is converted to electricity in hydropower plants?
What is Kinetic energy/Mechanical Energy?
What animal is most effected by hydropower?
What is Fish?
Name 3 benefits of Renewable energy.
what is
What potent greenhouse gas can be released from dams by decomposing vegetation?
Methane.
Hydropower plants that don't use dams are called ___? (rely on the natural flow of a river)
Run-of-River systems
What do dams normally block?
What is fish migration routes?
How many homes can the largest hydropower plant power per year? (within 100k)
70-80 million
How can hydropower dams effect farmers?
The dams decrease river flow supply for the farmers irrigation.