Energy Resources
 

Energy Resources problem 16


The diagram shows water stored behind a dam.




The water flows to a turbine and turns a generator. Which sequence for the conversion of energy is correct?


  • gravitational energy → kinetic energy → electrical energy

  • kinetic energy → gravitational energy → electrical energy

  • gravitational energy → electrical energy → kinetic energy

  • kinetic energy → electrical energy → gravitational energy


 

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