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What components must be built to create hydroelectric power?

penstock - turbine - transformer - generator - electrical lines - reservoir

reservoir - penstock - turbine - generator - transformer - electrical lines

reservoir - penstock - turbine - transformer - generator - electrical lines

penstock - turbine - transformer - generator - reservoir - electrical lines

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Answer: C. reservoir - penstock - turbine - generator - transformer - electrical lines

Step-by-step explanation:

When watching a river roll by, it's hard to imagine the force it's carrying. If you have ever been white-water rafting, then you've felt a small part of the river's power. White-water rapids are created as a river, carrying a large amount of water downhill, bottlenecks through a narrow passageway. As the river is forced through this opening, its flow quickens. Floods are another example of how much force a tremendous volume of water can have.

Hydropower plants harness water's energy and use simple mechanics to convert that energy into electricity. Hydropower plants are actually based on a rather simple concept -- water flowing through a dam turns a turbine, which turns a generator. Hope This Helps :D . (The Other Dude Is Incorrect Lol)

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turbine transformer generator⇆
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