Hydroelectric power harnesses the energy of flowing water. Dams are constructed on rivers to store water in reservoirs. When water is released from the reservoir, it flows through turbines which spin generators to produce electricity.

1. Energy from water is called hydroelectric power or hydropower. The most
common type of hydroelectric power plant uses a dam on a river to store water
in a reservoir. Water released from the reservoir flows through a turbine,
spinning it, which in turn activates a generator to produce electricity.
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1. Wrocław I Water Power Plant is a hydropower plant located in Wrocław on
the Vistula River.
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2. The Canary Current is a wind-driven surface current that is part of the North
Atlantic Gyre.
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3. Deep saltwater current in the Baltic Sea brings saltwater from the South
Sea.
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4. “Horizontal rain” is the form of rainfall in Tenerife that has an incalculable
ecological value.
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5. The liquid has got a certain shape.
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6. The surface of water is not completely flat, it curves when it touches the
glass. This shape is called a concave meniscus.
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