Vocabulary 1
structure built to hold back and store large amounts of water
Dam
using the energy from the sun to create power, such as electricity.
Solar Power
How do waterfalls gain power?
Gravity
machine that makes electricity
generator
using the energy of wind to create power such as electricity
wind power
A large man made lake formed once a dam is built.
a reservoir
coal, oil, and gas used for energy
Fossil Fuels
wheel that turns by using the force or power of flowing water
Water Wheel
Renewable resource that is used in breezy areas to spin a wind turbine.
Wind energy
A renewable resource that is used by building dams to filter water through a turbine generator
Water Power
energy made for powering anything from lights to appliances to factories
Electricity
a renewable resource that us used by placing panels in "farm" to capture sun rays
solar power
device with spinning blades that powers a hydroelectric plant
turbine
when water is used to generate electricity
HydroElectric
What conditions must be necessary for a waterwheel to work?
Fast flowing water that spins the blades or buckets