Dams
Name all four/five types of dams mostly used
Gravity, Buttress, Arch, Earthfill/Rockfill
Štika obecná, Amur bílý, Lín obecný, Candát obecný, Okoun říční
Pike, Grasscarp, Tench, Pike perch, Perch
Name three turbines used in hydropower dams
Kaplan, Francis, Pelton
translate the following words: suchozemský, měkkýši, půda, hvězdice, medúza, kreveta
terrestrial, mollusks, soil, starfish, jellyfish, shrimp
Give me example of arthropods, name three
spider, bed bug, wasp, bee
Where in the CR can we find buttres Dam? What can you tell me about it?
Fláje Dam. Unique for its design. It is supported by multiple triangular-shaped supports (buttresses)
Sumec velký, Parma obecná, Sumeček americký, Karas stříbřitý, Cejn velký
European wels, Barbel, Brown bullhead, Prussian carp, Common bream
Name three types of hydropower plants
Run of river, storage plant, pumped storage plant
Translate the following words: členovci, korýši, škeble, pijavice, chapadla, mořský ježek, lastura
arthropods, crustaceans, clam, leech, tentacles, sea urchin, shell
Give me three examples of annelids and explain what they are
Elongated, segmented worms
Earthworm, flatworm, leeches, centipede
Why is arch type of dam used in the landscape?
It uses natural strenght with minimal materials and resist the force of water
Mník jednovousý, plotice obecná, jelec tloušť, siven americký, střevle potoční
Burbot, Roach, Chub, brook trout, Minnow
Translate the following words: přehrada, uzávěr, turbína, odtok, savka, přepad, dráty vysokého napětí
dam, control gate, turbine, outflow, spillway, power lines
What are invertebrate organisms? Where can we find them? Name their importance in the environment (four fields)
animals without a spine/backbone
They can be found everywhere
Pollinators, soil health control, water quality, food chain
Translate the following insects: stonožka, ploštěnka, pijavice, slimák, škrkavka, sršeň
centipede, flatworm, leech, slug, roundworm, hornet
What is the use of dams?
Provides a water supply for towns, etc.
Provides a water supply for agricultural matters.
Generate electricity, help control or mitigate floods
Ouklej obecná, Ostroretka stěhovavá, Hlavatka podunajská, Vranka obecná, Lipan podhorní
Bleak, Nase, Huchen, Bullhead, Grayling
What is penstock in hydropower dam?
What is generator for?
What is tailrace channel?
large pipe/conduit delivering water from reservoir to the turbines
converts the mechanical energy produced by turbine into electrical energy
Waterway that carries water away fro the turbine
Name types of invertebrates plus examples and their roles in ecosystems
Arthropods (insects, spiders, crustaceans)
Molluscs (snails, clams, octopuses)
Annelids (earthworms, leeches)
Protozoa (microscopic invertebrates: amoebas, ciliates, hairy oval)
What is radial symmetry? Give me an example of this animal
Cut into / divided into 5 pieces. Starfish
Tell me the cons in the environmental, economic and social field?
Environmental: alters rivir ecosystems, affects fish migration, impact water flow
Economical: extremely expensive
takes long time to become profitable
Social: People are forced to move out
Tolstolobik bílý, Podoustev říční, Úhoř říční, Mřenka mramorovaná, Karp obený
Silver carp, Vimba, Eel, Stone loach, Common Carp
What are trash racks for?
What is draft tube?
What is spillway?
What are powerlines for?
metal bars stopping debris, logs etc from entering the penstock
curved conical tube that connects the outlet of a turbine to the tailrace
It is for safe release of excess water from the reservoir
Carry electricity generated by the plant to consumers
In what group belong the following invertebrates: Corals, jellyfish, and sea anemones
: oysters, snails, slugs
: seastar, sea urchins
: hairy oval, amoebas, ciliates
Invertebrates with stinging tentacles
Molluscs
Echinoderms
Protozoa
What are cephalopods? Could you give me an example of two cephalopods?
Describe arthropods. Translate the following words: končetina, motýl, roztoč, slávka, ústřice
Cephalopods are a group of mollusks, soft-bodied animals with calcium carbonate shell (octopus, squid)
They have exoskeleton, segmented bodies, jointed limbs
limb, butterfly, mite, mussel, oyster