Which statement is not true regarding hydroelectric power?
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_______ power is generated by converting the kinetic energy of falling water to electricity.
A. Geothermal
B. Photovoltaic
C. Hydrophobic
D. Hydroelectric
A hydroelectric power facility (see Figure 7.38) converts the gravitational potential energy of water behind a dam to electric energy.
(a) What is the gravitational potential energy relative to the generators of a lake of volume 50.0 km3 (mass=5.00×1013 kg)(mass=5.00×1013 kg), given that the lake has an average height of 40.0 m above the generators?
(b) Compare this with the energy stored in a 9-megaton fusion bomb.
Which statement is true regarding the figure given below?
