alleryStart learning →Water at a hydro dam makes electricity. Where did the water's energy first come from?
ACoal burnt in a mine
BA battery under the dam
CMetal pipes in the dam
DSunlight that lifted it up
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Sunlight that lifted it up
Sunlight evaporates water, which later falls as rain on high ground and is stored by the dam.
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