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What is it called when you generate electricity with a dam and water?
Geothermal Energy
Hydroelectric Energy
Solar Energy
What is it called when humans generate electricity by using the heat of the Earth?
Geothermal Energy
Hydroelectric Energy
Solar Energy
Which of the following is one of the disadvantages of geothermal energy?
Geothermal energy doesn't work everywhere since you need a volcano nearby.
Geothermal energy does not work if there are no rivers or moving water nearby.
Geothermal energy only works on windy days.
What is one disadvantage of hydroelectric energy?
It doesn't work everywhere since you need a volcano nearby.
It does not work if there are no rivers or moving water nearby.
It only works on windy days.
What is one advantage of geothermal energy from the options below?
Geothermal energy works everywhere on Earth.
Geothermal energy relies on the power of the sun.
Geothermal energy makes no pollution.
Out of the choices below, which form of energy makes the most pollution?
Geothermal
Hydroelectric
Fossil Fuel
How do geothermal power stations work?
Cold water is heated up and the water power turbines under the water and turns it into electricity.
The hot water from inside the earth meets cold air and produces condensation which powers the turbines and turns it into electricity.
Cold water is pumped down and the cold water meets the hot water from inside the earth to produce steam to power turbines then creating electricity.
The following are the main components of a hydroelectric plant, EXCEPT:
dam
penstock
powerhouse
coal
This form of electrical energy generating is called
Hydroelectric
Geothermal
Wind
What is the advantage of hydroelectric power station?
Simple in design and construction
Low operation and maintenance cost
Cheap to build
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