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What is the energy resource that uses falling water to make electricity?
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∙ 13y ago
The water is made to pass through a turbine (like a fan) and in doing so turns the blades which in turn drives an electric generator. The energy is the "potential energy" of mass held at a high point. The power output (rate of delivery of energy) is known as hydroelectric power.
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Is falling water an energy resource?
Yes, falling water can turn a turbine and generate electricity, as it does in hydro-electric dams.
What does the phrase hydro electricity mean?
Electricity generated from the energy in a falling column of water.
Which energy source can provide both heat and electricity?
A falling water.
Can you generate electricity by gravitational energy?
Sure, it is commonly done, in hydroelectric plants. The energy from the falling water is converted into electricity. Please note that it takes energy to get the water up again. This occurs in nature due to the Sun's energy.Sure, it is commonly done, in hydroelectric plants. The energy from the falling water is converted into electricity. Please note that it takes energy to get the water up again. This occurs in nature due to the Sun's energy.Sure, it is commonly done, in hydroelectric plants. The energy from the falling water is converted into electricity. Please note that it takes energy to get the water up again. This occurs in nature due to the Sun's energy.Sure, it is commonly done, in hydroelectric plants. The energy from the falling water is converted into electricity. Please note that it takes energy to get the water up again. This occurs in nature due to the Sun's energy.
Electricity can be made by the energy of falling water what is the name of power?
Hydroelectric power
How do you convert gravitational energy into electrical energy?
Falling water , gravity energy, drives generators to produce electricity.
How do you obtain electricity from water?
The kinetic energy of the falling water (usually in a dam) spins a turbine which spins a generator, creating electricity!
What drives hydro-electricity?
The power of falling water. The kinetic energy of the moving water is transformed into electrical energy by the spinning of turbines.
When you use electricity from the water will it reduce the amount of water?
No you will not reduce the amount of water, when you use electricity from a 'water driven' power station. You only use the energy of 'falling down' (potential energy is lost).
What is the purpose of a hydro electric dam?
to generate electricity by utilizing energy of falling water
What percentage of the world's electricity is produced by falling water?
20 percent of the world's electricity and 6 percent of its total energy.
What is hydrogwe energy?
There is no such thing as "hydrogwe" energy. However "hydroelectric" energy is electricity generated from falling water (such as that held behind a dam.
