What is Hydropower? (easy points)
What natural resource does hydropower use to make electricity?
Water
How can hydropower hurt fish.
It can cause Migration disruption.
how is hydropower better than other renewable sourses.
The power it makes doesnt stop at time unlike things like solar and wind.
what is the biggest dam in amarica
What part of a hydropower plant spins when water moves through it?
Turbine
high costs
how can dams be uneffecting to fish
fish ladders
how many ways are you able to harness hydropower
there is 4 (main) ways
what is the big wall that holds the water back
A Dam.
what can happen if they built one in a place with people or animals around the area
displacment and disruption
what percent of energy does it make in the US
6%
what unit of energy do dams use
megawatts
What kind of energy does water behind a dam have?
Potential energy
how can hydropower dams effect fish population in an area
the fish can be kept from there birthplace making them unable to lay eggs
is hydro power the best renewable reasourse (most efficent)
yes
what is the tallest dam in the world
the jingping dam
What is it called when energy changes from one type to another, like from water to electricity?
Energy transformation
What can cause extra costs and liabilties after construction.
Upkeep costs
hydropower makes up how much of the energy in the US
6%
what dam in the world makes the most energy
the three gorges