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Hydroelectricity is a method of producing electricity from flowing water. A large area of water - typically held behind a dam - is forced (by it's own weight) through a turbine generator, which makes the generator spin. When the generator spins, magnets attached to the turbine portion move past magnets mounted on the generator walls just outside the turbine. This produces electrical current, which is harnessed as electricity.
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What is changing kinetic energy of water into electrical energy?
hydroelectric
Why is hydroelectric source of energy better than fuels for generating electrical energy?
hydroelectric energy is free to the fuel fossil
In a hydroelectric plant the mechanical energy in moving water is transformed into?
Into electrical energy.
Where is hydroelectric energy found?
Where is hydroelectric energy generated?Hydroelectric energy, being electricity generated from a hydro (water) source, usually a hydro-electric dam, can be found anywhere on the electrical grid.
A generator is not required to generate electrical energy when what energy sources is used solar wind nuclear hydroelectric?
Hydro electrical
Which best describes the energy conversion that happens when hydroelectric power plants are used to make electricity?
Kinetic energy to electrical energy
Hydroelectric dams use the kinetic energy of water to produce electrical energy What is the environmental drawback of building hydroelectric dams?
Dams disrupt a river's ecosystem.
Almost all electrical energy is produced as a result of hydroelectric power?
NO. Almost all electrical energy is produced as a result of burning fossil fuels.
What county has largest hydroelectric dam?
The country that has the largest hydroelectric dam in terms of annual energy generation and is on the border of Paraguay and Brazil. It is the Itaipu dam.
What kind of power plants produce electrical energy from moving water?
Hydroelectric plants.
What is a example of generation?
a device that changes mechanical energy into electrical energy
What is hydroelectric energy or hydroelectric power?
hydroelectric energy is energy that comes from water
