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What kind of energy does water have at the top of a waterfall?
At the top of a waterfall, water has mainly potential energy, which is the energy stored in its position above ground level. This potential energy is converted into kinetic energy as the water falls downwards.
What are Examples of storing gravitational potential energy?
Examples of storing gravitational potential energy include: Water in a raised dam A boulder at the top of a cliff A book on a high shelf A person at the top of a staircase.
What are examples of potenial energy?
An example of potential energy: a cocked trebuchet
Why are turbines placed at the bottom of a hydroelectric dam instead at the top?
Turbines are placed at the bottom of a hydroelectric dam to take advantage of the pressure created by the water stored in the reservoir above. The height difference between the water level in the reservoir and the turbines generates potential energy, which is converted into kinetic energy as the water flows through the turbines. Placing the turbines at the bottom allows for maximum energy extraction from the falling water.
What two factors determine the amount of enegry obtained from a hydroelectric source?
The amount of energy obtained from a hydroelectric source is determined by the flow rate of water and the vertical distance (or head) that the water falls from the top of the dam to the turbines at the bottom. These two factors influence the potential energy that can be converted into electrical energy.
What is potintiel energy?
Potential energy is "stored energy" because of its position in space. For example, a car parked at the top of a hill, or the water behind a dam.
What kind of energy does water have at the top of a waterfall?
At the top of a waterfall, water has mainly potential energy, which is the energy stored in its position above ground level. This potential energy is converted into kinetic energy as the water falls downwards.
What are Examples of storing gravitational potential energy?
Examples of storing gravitational potential energy include: Water in a raised dam A boulder at the top of a cliff A book on a high shelf A person at the top of a staircase.
What are examples of potenial energy?
An example of potential energy: a cocked trebuchet
Why are turbines placed at the bottom of a hydroelectric dam instead at the top?
Turbines are placed at the bottom of a hydroelectric dam to take advantage of the pressure created by the water stored in the reservoir above. The height difference between the water level in the reservoir and the turbines generates potential energy, which is converted into kinetic energy as the water flows through the turbines. Placing the turbines at the bottom allows for maximum energy extraction from the falling water.
Why do dams need to be thicker on the bottom and thiner at the top?
because the water pressure on the damn is much higher on the bottom of it than the top.
Why are dams over rivers are made broader at bottom than at the top?
The pressure of the water (the weight) is greater at the bottom, due to the depth of the water. As the pressure is less near the top, the top of the dam wall doesn't need to be as thick as the bottom of the dam wall.
Why the base of the dam is made wider?
The pressure of the water against the top of the dam wall, is much less than the pressure exerted against the bottom of the dam wall. The width of a dam wall increases to compensate for the increased water pressures at the lower level.
Can potential energy be turned into work?
Of course. That's exactly what happens when the water at the top of the lake behind the dam pours down through the pipes and turns millstones or generators on the way down.
In a dam a hole is formed through which water flows. why will it be more difficult to plug the leak if the hole is located at the bottom of the dam than if it is at the top?
Because the pressure of the water is a lot stronger at the bottom of the water and a lot less strong closer to the surface of the water
What two factors determine the amount of enegry obtained from a hydroelectric source?
The amount of energy obtained from a hydroelectric source is determined by the flow rate of water and the vertical distance (or head) that the water falls from the top of the dam to the turbines at the bottom. These two factors influence the potential energy that can be converted into electrical energy.
What is the Kinetic Energy of 5kg of water just before it hits the turbin from the a dam 30m high?
(This assumes that the water is fallingverticallywith nohorizontalmovement.) The speed of the water at the top of the dam is 0. We can find the speed of the water at the bottom of the dam with the equation v2= v02+ 2ax, where v0is 0, a is 9.81 m/s2(accelerationdue to gravity), and x is 30.v2= 2(9.81)(30) = 588.6v = 24.26 m/sThekineticenergyis then (1/2)mv2= (1/2)(5)(24.26)2which is about 1472 Joules.
