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WorksheetsWind Power
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Wind power
is energy derived from the wind
is always available
is used to produce electricity
produces absolutely no pollution
What device do you need to convert the energy of the wind into electricity?
Wind turbines
Propellers
Wind mills
The sun
What is a wind farm?
A farm that uses windpower
Wind turbines grouped together in an area
A plant that produces energy to move wind turbines
A farm that produces wind
What type of energy does a wind farm exploit?
Electricity
Mechanical energy
Thermal energy
All otpions correct
What type of pollution do wind turbines cause?
They pollute the air and the soil
They do not pollute
They produce noise and great visual impact
They pollute water and soil
Where are wind turbines placed?
On land, near villages and towns
On land and off shore
Only on plains
In windy areas
Winds are generated by
the movement of clouds
air moving from low to high pressure areas
heat absorbed and then released by the Earth
air moving from high to low pressure areas
Resources that are not able to be reproduced as quickly as they are used are called _____.
renewable resources
replaceable resources
non renewable resources
non replaceable resources
Renewable resources ...
are not replaceable
are used more frequently than non renewables
are never going to run out
going to run out
Wind Power is reliable.
True
False
