Question

what sorts of energy transformations are taking place in a hydroelectric power plant​

Answer 1

ʜʏᴅʀᴏᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛs ᴄᴀᴘᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ᴏғ ғᴀʟʟɪɴɢ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀɪᴄɪᴛʏ. ᴀ ᴛᴜʀʙɪɴᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇʀᴛs ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪɴᴇᴛɪᴄ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ᴏғ ғᴀʟʟɪɴɢ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴍᴇᴄʜᴀɴɪᴄᴀʟ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ. ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴀ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛᴏʀ ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇʀᴛs ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴄʜᴀɴɪᴄᴀʟ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴜʀʙɪɴᴇ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀɪᴄᴀʟ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Hydropower plants capture the energy of falling water to generate electricity. A turbine converts the kinetic energy of falling water into mechanical energy. Then a generator converts the mechanical energy from the turbine into electrical energy

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