Hydroelectric energy is made from a turbine that turns falling water into mechanical energy; then that mechanical energy is turned into electric energy. This process helps produce electric energy from the kinetic energy of falling water. How does this process involve chemistry? It first begins with the mechanical energy of the water. Mechanical energy is all the energy that is put upon an object. In the case of the hydroelectric generator, the mechanical energy is made from the position of the water, and its movement. (http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/energy/Lesson-1/Mechanical-Energy ) The falling water is pushed to a generator. The water and its flow move the propellers of the turbine, cause it to rotate. The rotation of the
