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5 Generating Current Electricity

Most of the energy provided by a wall outlet is produced in ____________ _______________
____________.
Generators are attached to a turbine. T/F
What does the turbine require to push the blades and rotate the generator? ____________
_____________
List where external energy may come from:
1)
2)
3)
What can also be used to produce electrical energy directly without the use of a generator? _________

Generating Electrical Energy Using Moving Water: Hydro-Electric Generation
Explain how humans used energy of falling water since ancient times? Provide an example.



The energy of falling water was eventually used to move the large blades of water turbines. T/F
When and where was the first hydro-electric generating station built?


Is hydro-electric generation one of the first of the methods used for generating stations? y/n
Is it an important method to this day? y/n
Hydro-electric generating stations use the fast-moving ___________ of a ______________ or
__________, or the water stored in a ______________ behind a dam. Today, there are _____ hydro-
electric generating stations in Ontario, _____ of which are connected to the electrical distribution grid.
The grid is a network of ______________ towers and __________ lines that provide electrical energy to
homes and businesses in a geographic area.
Reproduce Figure 1 on page 518













Why do waterfalls and rivers seem to have an endless supply of water? __________ __________
Explain how the water cycle works.



Since the water in a waterfall can be used over and over again to generate electrical energy, hydro-
electric generation is considered to be a ______________ _____________ ____________.
Define renewable resource



The Pros and Cons of Hydro-Electric Generation
Does electricity generated using falling water pollute the air and water? y/n
Do large hydro-electric generating stations artificially create large volumes of falling water by using
dams? y/n
Do dams change the way water flows in a particular area? y/n
List the results of changes in the ecology of a watershed:
1)
2)
To reduce the impact on fish, some dams have ________ __________, which allow fish to swim around
the dam.
Do dams have many other invisible costs associated with them? y/n
Do dams use vast amounts of resources to build? y/n
If yes, list examples
1)
2)
3)
4)
All these factors make large-scale hydro-electric generating plants very _____________ for taxpayers
and the environment.
What is a better way to use falling water to generate electricity?

Why do these operations have far fewer environmental impacts in an area?

Is the Ontario government encouraging the use and development of small-scale hydro-electric projects?
y/n
List other drawbacks to using falling water to generate electricity:
1)
2)
Why is Ontario fortunate to have many possible locations for hydro-electric generating plants?

Generating Electrical Energy Using Moving Water: Tidal Generation
What is the newer, alternative method for generating electrical energy?

What is tidal energy?

Just as a water fall or river can be used to generate electricity, the movement of the tides can also be
used to __________ a water turbine.
Tides occur twice daily at specific times, in a cycle. T/F