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There is a small drop, so the water will still have a lot of kinetic energy to transfer to the turbine.
There is a small drop, so the water will still have a lot of kinetic energy to transfer to the turbine.
There is a large drop, so the water will have a lot of potential energy to transfer to the turbine.
There is a large drop, so the water will have a lot of potential energy to transfer to the turbine.
There is a large drop, so the water will have a lot of kinetic energy to transfer to the turbine.
There is a large drop, so the water will have a lot of kinetic energy to transfer to the turbine.
There is a small drop, so the water will still have a lot of potential energy to transfer to the turbine.
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The correct response is:
There is a large drop, so the water will have a lot of potential energy to transfer to the turbine.
This is because hydroelectric dams typically harness the potential energy of water stored at a height, which is converted to kinetic energy as the water falls and moves through the turbines. The larger the drop, the more potential energy there is to convert into electricity.
