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What kind of energy does the hover dam convert and what kind of energy does it output?
A hydroelectric dam converts part of the kinetic energy of falling water to electrical energy.
What kind of energy possessed water falling from a dam?
Kinetic energy
What kind of energy does water at the top of a dam?
Potential.
How is wind energy havested?
Wind energy is harvested by a windmill. It is also called a turbine. Windmills have been connected to machinery to grind grain or pump water. They are also connected to electric generators. The electricity is sent to a grid. Sometimes the electricity is used as it is produced. If a hydroelectric dam is nearby, the electricity can be used to back pump water and then hydroelectric energy is available when it is needed. That way wind energy is stored.
Why is energy converted?
Energy has to be converted to a different form when it cannot be used in its original form. Wind, as well as dam and tidal waters have to spin generators and thus their original form gets changed -- to provide us with electricity.
What kind of energy is being produced by generators at a dam?
Hydroelectrical.
What energy is produced when water is released through dam turbines?
Electrical energy - the turbines drive generators
What energy is produced from falling water?
when the water is flowing over the the dam with high velocity, it acquires great kinetic energy, when this water is used to turn the turbines, this kinetic energy will be converted into electrical energy. so, when the water flows over the dam, hydroelectricity is produced.
What does the Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River produces?
Water from the dam makes turbine spin, these turbines spin generators that generate the electricity. The water is pulled down by gravity. The reason to build a dam is to have a large and constant supply of water for this process. This is called Hydroelectric power. Hydro means water.
What kind of energy does the hover dam convert and what kind of energy does it output?
A hydroelectric dam converts part of the kinetic energy of falling water to electrical energy.
How many number of generators are in Mormon Flat Dam?
There are two generators in Mormon Flat Dam.
Is hydroelectric energy easy to collect or mine?
Hydroelectric energy is created by utilizing falling water. For large quantities it requires a dam and big generators.
What kind of energy possessed water falling from a dam?
Kinetic energy
What are the dimensions of Itaipu Dam?
The Itaipu Dam is located in Brazil and Paraguay. It is about 4.8 miles long has 18 energy producing generators, and has a reservoir capacity of about 1.02 trillion feet.
What kind of energy does water at the top of a dam?
Potential.
What are hydropower plants?
When electricity is produced by having falling water directed into turbines.which in turn drive the generators at the base of a dam. These are Hydo-power plants
What kind of energy does the water flowingfrom the dam have?
If it's moving and has mass, then it has kinetic energy.
