The water in the dam is stored at the top. This stored water flows into the turbine, causing it to rotate. The turbine, in turn, rotates the shaft of a generator that produces electricity.

Question

The turbines can be seen inside this hydroelectric dam. Why are they located at that particular height?

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Responses

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.
There is a small drop, so the water will still have a lot of potential 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 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.

Answer 1

There is a large drop, so the water will have a lot of potential energy to transfer to the turbine.