Wind Energy Quiz 1

 

 

What is wind?

• Air

• Nothing

• Air in motion

• A fan

How is wind caused?

• A giant fan in Afghanistan

• Unequal heating

• Hot air rises

• When clouds cover certain areas

How can wind become energy?

• When wind turbines convert kinetic energy to electrical energy

• Motion

• when the windmill goes fast enough

• It naturally happens

How long has wind energy been used?

• Right when Jesus was born

• Since 5000 BC

• Since the 1700's

• 100 BC

What are farms and what do they do?

• It's a power plant

• A bunch of windmills that generate power everywhere

• A bunch of wind turbines that generate power everywhere

• A bunch of people that blow really hard

How is wind energy used today in the modern world?

• In homes

• To pump water

• School and businesses

• All of the above

The primary driver for the increase in wind energy is?

• greenhouse gas emissions

• land consumption

• water consumption

• deforestation

The device/equipment used to harvest the aerodynamic force from the wind and convert it into electrical energy is called:

• wind farm

• wind turbine

• wind down

• wind screen

The two basic types of wind turbine are?

• rotor-free wind turbine

• horizontal-axis wind turbine

• blade-free wind turbine

• vertical-axis wind turbine

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• gearbox

• primary shaft

• hub and blades

• generator