Wind Energy

Wind Energy is energy gathered by using wind to turn turbines and is then harnessed and stored, if not used right after.

• True

• False

Wind turbines are machines that convert kinetic energy from wind into mechanical energy.

• True

• False

People used wind energy to propel boats across the Nile as early as:

• 3000 BC

• 4000 BC

• 5000 BC

• 6000 BC

• None of the above

The first wind turbine that produced electricity in Scotland was created by Professor James Blythe in ____.

• 1687

• 1787

• 1887

• 1987

• None of the above

In ___ the first wind farm was built in the U.S., powering up to 4,149 homes.

• 1955

• 1965

• 1975

• 1985

• 1995

Different types of wind turbines include: (select all that apply)

• Traditional Turbine

• Windmill

• Wind Generator

• Vertical Axis Wind Turbine

• Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine

If the mechanical energy gets directly used by machinery, such as a pump, grinding stone, or grinding grains it is a windmill.

• True

• False

If the wind turbine converts mechanical energy into electricity it is a wind generator.

• True

• False

When the blades rotate perpendicular to the ground it is a horizontal axis wind turbine and when the blades rotate parallel to the ground it is a vertical axis wind turbine.

• True

• False

The most common type of wind turbine you will see in Hawaii is:

• Vertical Axis Wind Turbine

• Windmill

• Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine

• Wind Generator

• None of the above