Comprehension-Its all in the Wind

What is the MAIN idea of the article?

• The use of wind power is growing.

• Wind energy does not produce pollution

• The uses of wind power have not changed since ancient times.

• Rock Port, Missouri was the first American city to be powered completely by wind.

Which of the following details supports the MAIN idea?

• Many people still use natural resources.

• Sailors were the first to use wind power

• When warm air rises, cooler air moves in to take its place.

• Wind machines are the fastest-growing energy source in the United States.

According to the article, why is wind energy more beneficial than natural resources, such as coal, natural gas, and oil?

• Wind is easier to produce.

• It is less expensive to produce wind energy.

• These natural resources can be renewed, but wind energy cannot.

• Wind energy can be renewed, but these other natural resources cannot.

How does electricity get to homes from the turbines?

• through posts

• through wires

• through rods

• through blades

How are coal, natural gas, and oil different from wind? Choose the TWO best answers.

• Wind is a cheaper way to create electricity.

• Wind can turn windmills, but coal, natural gas, and oil are needed to power turbines.

• Coal, natural gas, and oil have been used for thousands of years, while wind power is a new idea.

• We will never run out of wind, but we will run out of coal, natural gas, and oil.

How does the diagram on page 416 help to support the text?

• The diagram helps readers understand that windmills can be as tall as skyscrapers.

• The diagram helps readers understand that windmills have been around for thousands of years.

• The diagram helps readers understand how air moves on Earth.

• The diagram helps readers understand how a windmill works.

What point is the author trying to make with this section of the text?

These new machines are five times larger than the ones made thirty years ago, and they produce fifteen times more energy.

• Wind machines are very cheap to build.

• An entire city can be powered by wind machines.

• Wind power is better for the planet.

• Wind machines are becoming better and better.

Which sentences from the text explain why wind power is good news for the planet? Choose the two best answers.

• Rock Port is not the only place that is saving money on electricity.

• Wind, however, is a renewable resource.

• And wind is free and clean, so it does not produce harmful pollution.

• Every year, more companies are placing wind machines near communities.

Under which heading would you place this fact?

The blades on a wind turbine are usually about 196 feet long.

• Wind is Energy

• A New Energy Source

• Turbine Power

• Wind Gets Stronger

Which of the following is NOT something natural?

• cotton

• flowers

• plastic

• wind