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Indirectly, yes.
You need the sun to evaporate water which falls as rain. That forms streams and then rivers. These are dammed and power generated by the forcing the water to drive turbines.
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Does hydroelectric depend on the sun?
No, not directly. Hydro electricity depends on water.
What does hydroelectric power generation depend on?
flowing water to turn turbines
Is hydroelectric power directly or indirectly caused by the sun?
my social studies teacher told me hydroelectric power comes from water. hydro = water
Is the sun the source of hydroelectric power?
Hydroelectric power is formed using water falling from a high pint to a low one through turbines. While the power is generated by using gravitational energy, this ultimately does come from the sun.
Does hydroelectric energy come from the sun?
Technically, hydroelectric energy ultimately comes from the sun. This is because the sun's energy heats up water, moving water through the water cycle. Hydroelectric energy is generated by harnessing the power created by the movement of this water.
How is a hydroelectric power plant dependent upon the sun?
Hydropower is dependent on the sun because the sun makes the water cycle work. The sun evaporates water in the ocean and from other places and then it rains into rivers which in turn flow into the Hydroelectric dams. If the sun wasn't there the water cycle would stop.
How was hydroelectric power made?
Hydroelectric power is made from water.
Why do you say that all energy resources depend on the sun?
you could say it because wind,wave,solar,hydroelectric do depend on the sun. but natural gas, tidal, geothermal don't. fossil fuels are coal, oil, natural gas.
Does hydroelectric power start with the sun?
Hydroelectric power does not necessarily start with the sun, because water pumped or carried up to a lake made by man (or woman) behind a dam will push that water through a turbine to turn a generator. This is not to say that the sun has nothing to do with rain water that yearly collects on the same lake.
What is Hydroelectric power produced by?
Hydroelectric power is produced by running water.
What is hydroelectric energy or hydroelectric power?
hydroelectric energy is energy that comes from water
How is hydroelectric power is a usable energy?
hydroelectric power is an important for producing the power in the low loss of energy..energy is nothing but producing the power....so we can easily produce the power from hydroelectric power plant.
