Module Six Assignment Four Honors by Krystal Lu https://padlet.com/klu3993/5lcuq1g04o34 Web 2.0 presentation on hydroelectric energy en-us 2019-07-02 15:49:53 UTC 2025-05-12 23:49:04 UTC hello@padlet.com https://imgglb.padletcdn.com/v13/image?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f30a.png HYDROELECTRIC ENERGY klu3993 https://padlet.com/klu3993/5lcuq1g04o34/wish/369983048 Electricity that is produced from the energy of moving water.]]> 2019-07-02 16:49:17 UTC https://padlet.com/klu3993/5lcuq1g04o34/wish/369983048 FACT #1 klu3993 https://padlet.com/klu3993/5lcuq1g04o34/wish/369983191 Hydropower has been around for centuries. (Ex: waterwheel)]]> 2019-07-02 16:51:30 UTC https://padlet.com/klu3993/5lcuq1g04o34/wish/369983191 FACT #2 klu3993 https://padlet.com/klu3993/5lcuq1g04o34/wish/369983196 Hydroelectric energy only accounts for 10% of the energy in produced in NC and the USA]]> 2019-07-02 16:51:37 UTC https://padlet.com/klu3993/5lcuq1g04o34/wish/369983196 FACT #3 klu3993 https://padlet.com/klu3993/5lcuq1g04o34/wish/369983204 Today, dams are built across waterways to utilize hydroelectric energy to generate electricity.]]> 2019-07-02 16:51:43 UTC https://padlet.com/klu3993/5lcuq1g04o34/wish/369983204 FACT #4 klu3993 https://padlet.com/klu3993/5lcuq1g04o34/wish/369983215 Dams can harm the environment by altering plant life which effects the entire ecosystem, flooding, and wildlife that can get caught in the blades of the turbines and blocking fish who must return upstream to spawn (ex:salmon).]]> 2019-07-02 16:51:48 UTC https://padlet.com/klu3993/5lcuq1g04o34/wish/369983215 FACT #5 klu3993 https://padlet.com/klu3993/5lcuq1g04o34/wish/369983223 In the early 1940’s, hydroelectric produced about 40% of the nation’s electricity. Since then, our dependency for fossil fuels have risen greatly.]]> 2019-07-02 16:51:55 UTC https://padlet.com/klu3993/5lcuq1g04o34/wish/369983223 MECKLENBURG COUNTY klu3993 https://padlet.com/klu3993/5lcuq1g04o34/wish/369986349 Solar, wind, nuclear, hydropower, and biomass are all used  Mecklenburg county as an alternative energy source.]]> 2019-07-02 17:29:59 UTC https://padlet.com/klu3993/5lcuq1g04o34/wish/369986349 CITATIONS klu3993 https://padlet.com/klu3993/5lcuq1g04o34/wish/369986615 EnergyFive. “What Is Hydroelectric Power Plant? How Does It Work?” Energy Five, 5 Feb. 2018, energyfive.net/2018/02/05/what-is-hydroelectric-power-plant/.
heliflyer7. “Aerial Views of Duke Energy/Oxford Hydroelectric Power Station - Conover, NC.” YouTube, YouTube, 23 July 2018, www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n78jdRpFrU.
“Mecklenburg County.” NCpedia, www.ncpedia.org/geography/mecklenburg.
“North Carolina Renewable Energy.” Blog, blog.arcadiapower.com/north-carolina-renewable-energy/.
SamsGazebos. “SamsGazebos Wood Water Wheel with Stand, 4-Foot, Natural.” SamsGazebos Made to Order, samsgazebos.com/products/samsgazebos-wood-water-wheel-with-stand-4-foot-natural.
Shelton, Richard. “How Do Salmon Make It Upstream?” Discover Wildlife, 18 Sept. 2018, www.discoverwildlife.com/uncategorized/how-do-salmon-make-it-upstream/.
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