By using the water to drive a turbine or a water wheel or pelton wheel.
Moving water can be used to produce energy because potential energy can be converted into kinetic energy. Stored water is converted into kinetic energy. As the water travels, it is converted into electrical energy thus being used for electricity.
Most energy obtained from water is converted from the kinetic energy of flowing water through turbines. The force of the water turning the turbines generates mechanical energy, which is then converted into electrical energy through a generator.
It is kinetic energy.
Potential energy of the water is converted into kinetic energy as it runs over a waterfall, resulting in the movement and force of the flowing water.
Chemical energy in food is converted to mechanical energy when our muscles move. Solar energy is converted to electrical energy in solar panels. Electrical energy is converted to light and heat energy in an incandescent light bulb. Wind energy is converted to electrical energy in wind turbines. Potential energy in a dam is converted to electrical energy in a hydroelectric power plant. Thermal energy in fossil fuels is converted to electrical energy in a power plant. Nuclear energy is converted to electrical energy in nuclear power plants. Mechanical energy in a car engine is converted to kinetic energy to move the car. The kinetic energy of falling water is converted to mechanical energy in a waterwheel. Sound energy is converted to electrical energy in a microphone. Electric energy is converted to sound in a speaker. Kinetic energy in moving air is converted to electrical energy in a wind turbine. Chemical energy in batteries is converted to electrical energy in electronic devices. Gravitational potential energy is converted to kinetic energy when an object falls. The energy in food is converted to heat energy in a stove during cooking. The energy in gasoline is converted to mechanical energy in a car engine. Heat energy in a geothermal reservoir is converted to electrical energy in a geothermal power plant. Mechanical energy in a hydro turbine is converted to electrical energy in a hydroelectric power plant. Chemical energy in gasoline is converted to thermal energy in an engine. Solar energy is converted to thermal energy in a solar water heater.
In a hydroelectric dam, potential energy from the stored water is converted to kinetic energy as the water flows through turbines. The spinning turbines then drive generators to produce electricity through electromagnetic induction.
Gravitational potential energy being converted to kinetic energy
The energy transformation in running water involves potential energy being converted to kinetic energy as the water flows downhill or over a waterfall. This kinetic energy can then be harnessed and converted into electrical energy using technologies like hydroelectric power plants.
Moving water can be converted to electricity through hydropower, where the kinetic energy of the moving water turns a turbine, which then generates electricity. This process harnesses the potential energy stored in the water as it flows downhill into mechanical energy (turbine rotation) and finally into electrical energy.
Some of the sun's energy is converted into wind and water waves. Most of the sun's energy are absorbed by the primary producers.
Gravitational potential energy is converted to kinetic energy of the fall. Some of that is then converted to heat which helps water to evaporate and to slightly increase the water temperature at the foot of the fall, some is converted to the noise of the waterfall, some is used to erode rocks at the foot of the fall.
In a stove heating a pot of water, electrical energy is converted to thermal energy as the stove’s heating element produces heat. The thermal energy transfers to the pot and water, raising their temperatures. As the water boils, some of the thermal energy is converted to kinetic energy in the form of water vapor.