How does hydroelectricity work?
Hydroelectricity is an electric source made from water. Hydro is the greek word for water and electricity is a form of energy
The first step of hydro electricity is storing rain water and melted snow. This water is stored in lakes, dams and reservoirs. This water has potential energy. Potential energy is when water has the potential to create electricity.
The water is then released through tunnels and pipes. The higher up the tunnels are, the better. Gravity makes the water drop and increase in speed. This water now has kinetic energy. Kinetic energy is the energy something has when it is moving.
The speed from the water dropping creates pressure. That pressure is used to turn large turbines in a Power station at the end of the tunnels. Turbines are machines that have blades on the side. They spin around for various reasons. The higher the pressure the faster the turbines spin.
As the turbines spin they create static. Copper wire then conducts the static and turns it into electricity. It is then sent out to homes using powerlines.
Water is stored in reservoirs then released through tunnels in to a power station where the water turns large turbines that create electricity. It is then sent out to homes for people to use in every day life.
Hydroelectricity is an electric source made from water. Hydro is the greek word for water and electricity is a form of energy
The first step of hydro electricity is storing rain water and melted snow. This water is stored in lakes, dams and reservoirs. This water has potential energy. Potential energy is when water has the potential to create electricity.
The water is then released through tunnels and pipes. The higher up the tunnels are, the better. Gravity makes the water drop and increase in speed. This water now has kinetic energy. Kinetic energy is the energy something has when it is moving.
The speed from the water dropping creates pressure. That pressure is used to turn large turbines in a Power station at the end of the tunnels. Turbines are machines that have blades on the side. They spin around for various reasons. The higher the pressure the faster the turbines spin.
As the turbines spin they create static. Copper wire then conducts the static and turns it into electricity. It is then sent out to homes using powerlines.
Water is stored in reservoirs then released through tunnels in to a power station where the water turns large turbines that create electricity. It is then sent out to homes for people to use in every day life.