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How can fish ladders mitigate dam impacts?
Fish ladders allow fish to bypass dams, enabling them to migrate upstream for breeding.
How can habitat restoration offset dam impacts?
Restoring riparian habitats and wetlands can compensate for habitat loss due to dam construction.
How can selective water withdrawal improve water quality?
Releasing water from different reservoir depths can help manage water temperature and oxygen levels downstream.
What are the steps in hydroelectric power generation?
Reservoir creation, water release, kinetic energy generation, turbine rotation, electricity generation, distribution.
Describe water flow in a hydroelectric dam.
Water flows from the reservoir, through a penstock, turns the turbine, and exits downstream.
What is hydropower?
Harnessing moving water to generate electricity using turbines.
Define reservoir in hydropower context.
Artificial lake created by a dam, storing water for electricity generation.
What is a turbine?
A device that converts the kinetic energy of water into mechanical energy.
Define kinetic energy.
Energy possessed by an object due to its motion.
What is a generator?
A device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.