Wind energy / Power Questions

What is wind?

• Air

• Nothing

• Air in motion

• A fan

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How is wind caused?

• There's a giant fan in Afghanistan where it cools the earth

• Unequal heating

• When clouds cover a certain area

• Hot air rises

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How can wind become energy?

• When a wind turbines changes the kinetic energy in wind to electric energy.

• When a windmill goes fast enough

• It just naturally is

• The sun heats it so it becomes solar energy

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What are wind farms and what do they do?

• It's a power plant.

• A bunch of wind turbines that generates power everywhere.

• A bunch of windmills that generates power everywhere

• A bunch of people that blow to create wind energy

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True or False: Wind energy is a renewable source of energy

• True

• False

• It is partially both renewable and nonrenewable

How much does it cost to keep a wind turbine running 24/7 for a month?

• $42,000-45,000

• $2,000,000-2,500,000

• $780-2,600

• Its free

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How is wind energy used today in the modern world?

• In homes

• Schools and businesses

• To Pump water

• All of the above

• None of the above

How do wind turbines affect the environment.

• Birds and bats may be injured.

• Cuts the clouds which affects the water cycle.

• Hits trees around them which blows up the wind turbine.

• They are perfect for the environment.

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What are the following devices called?

• Mills

• Converters

• Weathervanes

• Turbines

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What is a Sea Breeze?

• Wind Blowing from Sea To land

• wind Blowing from land to Sea

• Wind blowing From High Pressure to Low pressure areas

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