Hydropower Science and Safety

GET WATERWISE Fill in the blanks of the sentences by choosing from among the words you see in the water droplet. Look on the pages listed for clues.

1. Most of the freshwater onearth is frozen in _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. (p.2)

Fish

raft

2. The gas formofwater is alsoknownas _ _ _ _ _. (p.3)

Boat

canal

FLUME

3. In thehydrologic cycle, afterwater reaches rivers, wetlands, andoceans, it _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ back into theair. (p.3)

protect

RAFT

hydropower

Swim

4. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ uses themechanical energy of fallingwater togenerateelectricity. (p.4)

Boat

Swim

flume power line FISH

FISH

Canal

flume

Glaciers raft

5. Use thebuddy system; never _ _ _ _, _ _ _ _, _ _ _ _, or _ _ _ _ alone. (p.6)

Protect FLUME boat HYDROPOWER canal swim FISH power line

6. Never play on, near, or in a hydropower _ _ _ _ _ or _ _ _ _ _. (p.7)

7. If you seea fallen _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, stay far away and immediately report it to911 andyour local electric utility. (p.11)

8. The landaroundwhere you live that drains stormwater intoabody ofwater is a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. (p.12)

9. Stormwater runoffcan collect and carry along _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. (p.14)

10. Cleaninguppetwaste is oneway to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ water. (p.14)