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What is the sequence of energy transformations associated with a hydroelectric dam?
electrical energy into mechanical energy into kinetic energy into gravitational potential energy
gravitational potential energy into kinetic energy into mechanical energy into electrical energy
chemical energy into kinetic energy into mechanical energy into electrical energy
chemical energy into thermal energy into kinetic energy into electrical energy
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Gravitational potential energy → kinetic energy → mechanical energy → electrical energy.
Water stored in the reservoir has gravitational potential energy; as it flows down it becomes kinetic energy, that moving water spins the turbine (mechanical energy), and the turbine‑coupled generator converts that to electrical energy.
Water stored in the reservoir has gravitational potential energy; as it flows down it becomes kinetic energy, that moving water spins the turbine (mechanical energy), and the turbine‑coupled generator converts that to electrical energy.
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