Hydroelectricity Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• dam: a barrier built to hold back water
• turbine: spins when water flows through it, generating power
• reservoir: stored water body behind a dam
• pen stock: large pipe that carries water to the turbine
• renewable: type of energy that naturally replenishes
• generator: converts mechanical energy into electricity
• gravity: natural force driving water downhill
• grid: network that distributes electricity
• hydro power: power made by flowing water
• emissions: what hydroelectric power plants typically don't produce
• flow rate: measure of water volume passing per unit of time
• pumped storage: hydroelectric system that stores energy by moving water between elevations
• ecosystem: natural community possibly affected by dam construction