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The turbines can be seen inside this hydroelectric dam. Why are they located at that particular height?

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There is a large drop, so the water will have a lot of potential energy to transfer to the turbine.
There is a large drop, so the water will have a lot of potential energy to transfer to the turbine.

There is a small drop, so the water will still have a lot of potential energy to transfer to the turbine.
There is a small drop, so the water will still have a lot of potential energy to transfer to the turbine.

There is a small drop, so the water will still have a lot of kinetic energy to transfer to the turbine.
There is a small drop, so the water will still have a lot of kinetic energy to transfer to the turbine.

There is a large drop, so the water will have a lot of kinetic energy to transfer to the turbine.
There is a large drop, so the water will have a lot of kinetic energy to transfer to the turbine.

There is a large drop, so the water will have a lot of potential energy to transfer to the turbine. This is because the power output of a hydroelectric dam is directly related to the amount of potential energy that can be harnessed from the height difference between the water source and the turbines. The higher the turbines are located, the greater the potential energy of the falling water, and the more power that can be generated. The turbines are usually located at the base of the dam, where the water has the greatest amount of potential energy.