WONDER #669: What Is a Waterwheel?
Question 1 of 3
Machines that convert the energy of flowing or falling water into power that can be used to do other tasks are called what?
- energy converters
- solar panels
- ocean buoys
- waterwheels
Question 2 of 3
How are waterwheels usually positioned?
- vertically
- horizontally
- upside down
- inverted
Question 3 of 3
Special channels built between mill ponds and waterwheels to allow access to flowing water upon demand are called what?
- water channels
- mill races
- mill ponds
- sloughs
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