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a turbine
What is the part of a generating unit which is spun by the force of water or steam to drive an electric generator
200
true
True or False?
In 2009, hydropower generated almost 7 percent of the nation’s energy.
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false
True or False?
Hydroelectric power is currently the most expensive source of electrical power
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over 60,000
Hydroelectric Installed capacity for the U.S. is ___
300
false
True or False
hydroelectric and coal-fired power plants produce electricity in a completely different way
300
waterpower
_____ remains the nation’s largest source of clean, domestically produced, renewable energy
300
3.6
Other forms of renewable energy only accounted for ___ percent of the energy generated by the United States that year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
300
he is still alive
DAILY BONUS:
Why is it against the law for someone living in NEW York to be buried in California?
400
steam
A coal-fired power plant uses _____ to turn the turbine blades
400
1940
Conventional hydropower capacity nearly tripled between ___ and 1980
400
true
True or False?
Hydroelectric power is much cleaner than power generated using fossil fuels.
500
falling water
a hydroelectric plant uses ______to turn the turbine.
500
all over the world
Where is hydroelectric power used?
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more than 50% (half)
More than what percent of renewable energy in the United States comes from hydroelectic dams?






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