J. Water POWER! Flashcards
_______________ is electricity produced by water.
Hydroelectricity
A hydroelectric plant must first build
a _____on a river.
dam
When the water is released
from the reservoir it spills into a
giant ______.
turbine
A _______ is made up of a series of angled blades
mounted to a central shaft
turbine
The turbine is connected to something
called a _______.
generator
The generator is
powered by the ____ _____ of
the turbine.
spinning blades
Before hydroelectric energy
was invented, people burned ______to make energy
coal
Some advantages of hydroelectric power include….
costs less, is waste free, pollution free
The reservoirs provide ideal lakes for _____ ______.
water recreation
Examples of water recreation include…
fishing, boating, sailing
Hydroelectric power has been around for centuries. The first form of hydroelectric energy was the ____ ______.
water wheel
The first hydroelectric power
plant to open was in Appleton Wisconsin in what year
1882
Name three major countries that
utilize hydroelectric power.
United States, China, Russia, Brazil,
Denmark and Egypt.
Transferring of power over long distances uses alternating current (AC) or direct current (DC).
alternating current
The largest power
plant in the world is what country?
China
