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Why is it that the rain is an advantage of hydroelectric power plant?
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Is hydroelectric power sustainable?
As long as you have rain, yes.
What are the drawbacks of hydroelectric power?
Just a little rain in the years since electricity is low.
Problem of power station in the rainforest?
THE main type of power station in the rain forest is a hydroelectric one that gets power from the energy made by water (look up hydroelectric power stations to see how they work). In order to do this the power station needs to have two or more huge reservoir's. Huge amounts of forest are flooded to make these reservoirs killing animal and plant life in the process.
Is the source of hydroelectric power considered fossil fuel?
Hydroelectric is ultimately solar power. The water that powers the dams is brought in from the ocean by solar evaporation that returns to the earth in the form of rain or snow. Aside from the costs (not just money but also environmental) of building dams, hydroelectric power is free for the taking.
Does hydroelectric power have any nonrenewable resources?
No, assuming rain goes on falling the water required will always be renewed every year
What are two good things about hydroelectric energy?
Its basically free (rain, or rain run-off ) if your lucky enough to live close to a river or mountains that have a dam that can convert it to hydro-electric power.
Does hydroelectric power depend on the sun?
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.
What is the sources of hydroelectric power?
Flowing water can be used to generate hydroelectric power. If you wish to go back farther, we can identify the ultimate source of energy as the sun, which heats water, causing it to evaporate, after which it can rain down in an elevated location, from whence gravity will pull it down to a lower location, which motion can then be harnessed for the purpose of generating power.
How is hydroelectric power connected to the sun?
It isn't directly. But the sun evaporates ocean water which moves inland and forms rain clouds that fill rivers with water.
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 plant erosion?
plant erosion is where for example a bird drops a seed on the floor, the seeds power makes a dent in the floor and then with the rain it grows a plant.
How is hydroelectric power an indirect form of solar energy?
Because solar energy runs the water cycle, giving rise to precipitation, and then the rain water flows into the reservoirs of dams.
