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‎Power

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‎Key Stage 3

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==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
'''Hydroelectricity''' is an [[Energy Resource|energy resource]] that uses the water flowing in rivers to generate electricity.

===About Hydroelectricity===
: '''Hydroelectricity''' is a [[Renewable Energy Resource|renewable energy resource]].
: '''Hydroelectricity''' has [[energy]] in the [[Gravitational Potential Energy Store|gravitational potential energy store]] of water that is flowing downhill.

===Power===
'''Hydroelectricity''' can be used to generate electricity
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|[[File:HydroelectricDamDiagram.png|center|600px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[diagram]] of a [[coal]] [[power station]].
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: 1. Water flowing down a river is held back by a dam making a large reservoir.
: 2. Some water is allowed through pipes to flow downhill.
: 3. This water turns a turbine as it falls.
: 4. The turbine causes a generator to spin.
: 5. The generator makes an electrical current.

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	:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120223/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120223&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=068ecf40278c32406a7f1c6e66751417 ''Hydroelectricity, page 44, GCSE Physics, Pearson Edexcel '']		:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120223/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120223&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=068ecf40278c32406a7f1c6e66751417 ''Hydroelectricity, page 44, GCSE Physics, Pearson Edexcel '']
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		+	====OCR====
		+	:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359837/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359837&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=3c4229e8b023b2b60768e7ea2307cc6f ''Hydroelectric power, pages 229, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR '']

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	:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0008158770/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0008158770&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ec31595e720e1529e49876c3866fff6e ''Hydroelectric power, pages 32-3, 41, GCSE Physics; Student Book, Collins, AQA '']		:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0008158770/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0008158770&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ec31595e720e1529e49876c3866fff6e ''Hydroelectric power, pages 32-3, 41, GCSE Physics; Student Book, Collins, AQA '']
	:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/019835939X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=019835939X&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=57e96876985fc39b1a3d8a3e3dc238b6 ''Hydroelectric power, pages 38-39, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA '']		:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/019835939X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=019835939X&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=57e96876985fc39b1a3d8a3e3dc238b6 ''Hydroelectric power, pages 38-39, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA '']
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		+	====Edexcel====
		+
		+	:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945741/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945741&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=30da4f2178da182547b62a7329d13b57 ''Hydro-electricity, page 161, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel '']
		+	:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945733/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945733&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=2a2dbec9db6bf5766c0458d908fa0a52 ''Hydro-electricity, page 29, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel '']
		+	:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120193/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120193&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=572df39392fb4200db8391d98ae6314e ''Hydroelectricity, page 326, GCSE Combined Science, Pearson Edexcel '']
		+	:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120223/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120223&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=068ecf40278c32406a7f1c6e66751417 ''Hydroelectricity, page 44, GCSE Physics, Pearson Edexcel '']

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	*Blocks the migration of some river species.		*Blocks the migration of some river species.
	*Can only be built in certain locations.		*Can only be built in certain locations.
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		+	===References===
		+	====AQA====
		+
		+	:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782946403/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782946403&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=32a0abb60dff015b15b50e9b1d7b4644 ''Hydroelectic power, page 50, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Physics, CGP, AQA '']
		+	:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945598/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945598&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ad276ad49df77ab4b40ab4fd0fe09992 ''Hydroelectric power, page 177, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA '']
		+	:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851370/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851370&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=01c69b0ae058f809cf636033e6ba793e ''Hydroelectric power, page 24, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA '']
		+	:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851354/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851354&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=9012a0d354024419214fb3ad5ac44ba0 ''Hydroelectric power, page 279, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 1, Hodder, AQA '']
		+	:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945970/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945970&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=a120d24dcc7cc7a58192069a3aafc1d2 ''Hydroelectric power, page 52, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA '']
		+	:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/178294558X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=178294558X&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=f0dfb66dafcb0c6e9449e7b1a4ae1ac242 ''Hydroelectric power, pages 18, 20, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA '']
		+	:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0008158770/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0008158770&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ec31595e720e1529e49876c3866fff6e ''Hydroelectric power, pages 32-3, 41, GCSE Physics; Student Book, Collins, AQA '']
		+	:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/019835939X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=019835939X&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=57e96876985fc39b1a3d8a3e3dc238b6 ''Hydroelectric power, pages 38-39, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA '']

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	: 4. The turbine causes a generator to spin.		: 4. The turbine causes a generator to spin.
	: 5. The generator makes an electrical current.		: 5. The generator makes an electrical current.
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		+	====Advantages====
		+	*Reliable source as it is built in places that do not suffer drought.
		+	*Power provided can change at a moments notice by allowing more water through the turbines.
		+	*Low running costs and no fuel cost.
		+
		+	====Disadvantages====
		+	*Expensive to build.
		+	*Require the flooding of a large area of land.
		+	*Destroys habitat of some creatures.
		+	*Blocks the migration of some river species.
		+	*Can only be built in certain locations.

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 ==Key Stage 3==
 ===Meaning===
 '''Hydroelectricity''' is an [[Energy Resource|energy resource]] that uses the water flowing in rivers to generate electricity.

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 |[[File:HydroelectricDamDiagram.png|center|600px]]
 |-
-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[diagram]] of a [[coal]] [[power station]].
+| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[diagram]] of a [[hydroelectric]] dam.
 |}
 : 1. Water flowing down a river is held back by a dam making a large reservoir.

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 ===Power===
-'''Hydroelectricity''' can be used to generate electricity
+'''Hydroelectricity''' can be used to generate [[electricity]].
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