Question

In a hydro power plant

Options

• Potential energy possessed by stored water is converted into electricity

• Kinetic energy possessed by stored water is converted into potential energy

• Electricity is extracted from water

• Water is converted into steam to produce electricity

Answer 1

Potential energy possessed by stored water is converted into electricity

Explanation - 

In a hydro power plant, potential energy possessed by stored water is converted into electricity. In hydro power plant water is stored upto certain height by constructing dam and then it is slowly released to generate the electricity.