Assimilation (Time Frame: Day 4)

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words. Select from the given choices in the box.

water energy hydropower electricity kinetic

Hydropower is using (1) ______________to make electricity. Water constantly moves through a vast global cycle,

evaporating from lakes and oceans, forming clouds, precipitating as rain or snow, then flowing back down to the ocean.

When flowing water is captured and turned into (2) _____________, it is called hydroelectric power or (3) _____________.

There are several types of hydroelectric facilities; they are all powered by the (4) ________________ energy of flowing water as it

moves downstream. Turbines and generators convert the (5) ____________ into electricity, which is then fed into the electrical

grid to be used in homes, businesses, and by industry.

Hydroelectric power plant makes use of the kinetic energy of the falling water in producing electricity. This type of power

plant is the major source of electrical energy in the country. The power plants in Ambuklao and Binga in the Mt. Province, Angat

in Bulacan, Caliraya in Laguna and Maria Cristina Falls in Iligan uses hydroelectric power.
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