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FLOW RESOURCES

FLOW RESOURCES. RUNNING WATER TIDES. FLOW. You have learned that flow resources are energy supplies such as moving water, the wind, and the sun’s rays. Earlier societies discovered how to create working energy by using windmills and big wheels turned falling water.

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FLOW RESOURCES

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  1. FLOW RESOURCES RUNNING WATER TIDES

  2. FLOW • You have learned that flow resources are energy supplies such as moving water, the wind, and the sun’s rays. • Earlier societies discovered how to create working energy by using windmills and big wheels turned falling water. • Now we have the technology to build powerful hydroelectric power dams and collect solar radiation.

  3. TIDE • Canada even produces electricity by using the 10 metre rise and fall of the Bay of Fundy tides in Nova Scotia.

  4. Tidal Power

  5. RUNNING WATER • Canada is a powerhouse, producing more electricity from running water than any other country. Only Brazil, USA, and China come close. These 4 nations share certain characteristics that combine to favour hydroelectric power production • Very large areas of land • Several large rivers flowing toward ocean coasts • Rugged areas suitable for constructing dams across rivers • Highly industrial or rapidly industrializing

  6. Hydroelectric Dam

  7. HYDRO DAMS – HOW THEY WORK

  8. HYDROELECTIC DAM • Moving water racing over rapids or out of a narrow channel provides mechanical power to turn many spinning wheels called turbines. • In turn, the turbines rotate generators – mini power plants that change mechanical power into electrical energy. • Finally, electrical transformers are used to boost power voltages to push them great distances through high voltage wires.

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