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==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
'''Tidal''' is an [[Energy Resource|energy resource]] which uses [[tide]]s tides to generate electricity.
===About Tidal===
: '''Tidal''' is a [[Renewable Energy Resource|renewable energy resource]].
: '''Tidal''' has [[energy]] in the [[Gravitational Potential Energy Store|gravitational potential energy store]] of water that is being pulled by the [[The Moon|moons]] [[Gravity|gravitational]] pull.
: [[Tide]]s Tides happen twice a day. Once when the [[The Moon]] is directly overhead and once when the [[The Moon]] is on the opposite side of the [[Earth]].
===Power===
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: 1. As the [[tide]] changes water passes through the pipes in the [[tidal]] barrage.
: 2. The water causes [[turbine]]s to turn.
: 3. The [[turbine]]s spin a generator which makes [[electricity]].