Winde energy

Multiple Choice

How many wind turbines are there at the Roscoe Wind Farm?

• Over 500

• Over 600

• Over 700

• over 800

Multiple Choice

Why did people use windmills before electricity was invented?

• To grind grain into flour

• To play music

• To take photos

• To watch movies

Multiple Choice

Why is wind power considered a renewable energy source?

• It creates greenhouse gases.

• It relies on coal burning.

• It will never run out.

• It causes pollution.

Multiple Choice

What do you think might happen if all countries switched to using wind power?

• There would be a shortage of wind.

• The earth would get too hot.

• People would have free electricity.

• The environment would becomecleaner.

Multiple Choice

How many homes can the Roscoe Wind Farm power with electricity?

• Over 150,000

• Over 200,000

• Over 250,000

• Over 300,000

Multiple Choice

What is a wind turbine used for?

• Generate electrical energy

• To grow crops

• To build houses

• To catch fish

Multiple Choice

What might happen if a wind farm was built in a place with weak and unpredictable winds?

• The turbines would spin slower.

• The turbines would produce more electricity.

• The turbines would spin faster

• The turbines would stop working.

Multiple Choice

What could be another possible use for wind power in the future?

• For space travel

• To construct cities submerged;

• for flying cars

• To bake cookies

Multiple Choice

Why can wind turbines in the oceans spin faster and more often than those on land?

• The ocean has stronger and more predictable winds.

• Turbine are designed that way.

• Land has more obstacles in the way.

• Turbines likethe ocean better.

Multiple Choice

What does the word "generator" mean in the text?

• A)A person who creates wind

• B) A machine that turns motion into energy

• C)A type of weather phenomenon

• D)A building where wind is stored

Multiple Choice

How fast can the winds over water be in kilometers per hour?

• 50km/h

• 90km/h

• 120km/h

• 160km/h

Multiple Choice

What does the word "predictable" mean in the text?

• Unreliable

• Able tobe foreseen

• Funny

• Mysterious

Multiple Choice

What do you think would happen if wind turbines in the ocean could not spin as fast as those on land?

• A)The ocean has stronger and more predictable winds.

• B)Land is too expensive.

• C)The ocean is more beautiful.

• D)The land is too crowded

Multiple Choice

What does the word "average" mean in the sentence "On average, they are faster than winds over land"?

• Highest

• middlenumber

• Lowest

• Noneofthese

Multiple Choice

How fast can the winds over water be in kilometers per hour?

• 50km/h

• 90km/h

• 120km/h

• 160km/h

Labeling

label the parts of a wind turbine

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generator

blade

tower

nose

cone