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Hydroelectric energy - Coggle Diagram
Hydroelectric energy
Advantages
No pollution
Nothing gets burned
Renewable
Can store the water up high so whenever we need the energy we can let it out
How it works
We can turn that energy into electrical energy
There is kinetic energy in rivers
Electrical energy can power homes
Dam
Using the water we store in the dam we can turn it into electrical energy
Dams are used to stop and store water in a large body of water
Dams can be very harmful to local environments and may cost a lot of money though
Disadvantages
Costs a lot of money
Dam can ruin a environment
Where does it come from
We can use a dam to help
Hydroelectric energy comes mainly from rives and large body's of water