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hydropower is made by water from water dams an proccessed by i think machines. some one please write a logical answer because i need to know this for a science project!!!
ok ok. hydropower is made by dams moving water. they have a spining thing, which is called turbines, at the bottom of the dam that spins when water moves past it. that creates power or electricity, i think. so yea. the faster the turbines spin the more power it produces. i hope that helps
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∙ 9y agoA turbine is placed underneath moving water (so that the moving water will turn the turbine). The turbine's shaft is connected to a generator that rotates coils of wire in a a strong magnetic field, thus inducing a current in the wire. By using Faraday's law of induction, there is a rate of change of magnetic flux density (the field lines of the magnetic field is being cut by the moving part from the turbine). This produces an emf (electromotive force), which is basically electricity. This electricity is then processed and transmitted.
By the way, you can use different types of generator. Alternators produce AC. current/voltage; dynamos produce DC. current/voltage.
The water behind the dam is run through turbines, which are connected to alternators. The alternators turn, producing electricity. The electricity is run through high voltage power lines to the cities where it will be used.
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