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Hydroelectric power is produced using the energy of moving water.

Which description tells how this process is accomplished?



Water flowing downstream is held up in a reservoir behind a dam. Some water moves down channels through turbines connected to generators which produce electricity.


Water flowing downstream moves through a reservoir in a dam and past turbines. It then moves through channels and cause a generator to produce electricity.


Water flowing upstream is help in a reservoir behind a dam. The water moves up through channels in the dam where it flows past turbines, moving them and creating electricity.


Water flowing upstream moves through a channel in a dam. The water moves though a generator that produces electricity, and then it moves to a reservoir.

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The first definition is the most accurate.

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