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Which of the following statements is true regarding a hydropower plant?


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The potential energy possessed by the stored water is converted into electricity.

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Kinetic energy possessed by the stored water is converted into potential energy.

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Electricity is extracted from the water.

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Water is converted into steam to produce electricity.

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Solution

The correct option is A

The potential energy possessed by the stored water is converted into electricity.


In a hydropower plant, the gravitational potential energy of fluid water is used to run the turbine which is coupled to an electric generator to produce electricity.


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