Why are the turbines for hydroelectric dams located far below the top of the dam?(1 point) Responses to allow the kinetic energy of the water to increase greatly before reaching the turbines to allow the kinetic energy of the water to increase greatly before reaching the turbines to allow the potential energy of the water to increase greatly before reaching the turbines to allow the potential energy of the water to increase greatly before reaching the turbines to ensure that the water does not lose too much potential energy before reaching the turbines to ensure that the water does not lose too much potential energy before reaching the turbines to ensure that the water does not lose too much kinetic energy before reaching the turbines
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The correct response is: to ensure that the water does not lose too much potential energy before reaching the turbines.
Hydroelectric dams harness the potential energy of stored water at height and convert it to kinetic energy as it flows down. Placing the turbines lower down allows the water to maintain a significant amount of potential energy that can be converted efficiently into kinetic energy as it descends to turn the turbines.
