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WorksheetsTidal Energy
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The minimum tidal range required for power generation is about ________
1m
5m
10m
20m
Turbine used in tidal range power plant is ___________
Kaplan with variable pitch blade
Kaplan with fixed pitch blade
Bulb turbine
None of the above
Difference between water height at high tide and water height at low tide is called _______
tidal variation
tidal volume
tidal range
tidal current
When two high tides and two low tides of approximately equal size occur, the tide called ____________
diurnal tide
Spring tide
Neap Tide
semi-diurnal tide
Which of the following categories does tidal power fall into?
Hydrothermal
Wind
Hydropower
solar
What is/are the cause(s) of tides?
Gravitational pull of moon
Gravitational pull of sun and moon and rotation of earth
Gravitational pull of moon and sun
Gravitational pull of sun
In terms of predictability, tidal energy _____ solar and wind
is more predictable than
is less predictable than
has similar predictability like
cannot be predicted unlike
Which of the following tidal barrages has the largest capacity to generate electricity?
La Rance
Annapolis Royal
The Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station
Russian tidal plants
Which of the following best describes the working of a tidal barrage for an incoming tide?
Incoming tides → generator → barrage → basin
Incoming tides → basin → generator → barrage
Generator → barrage → basin → incoming tides
Incoming tides → barrage → basin → generator
Tidal generators produce steady and reliable stream of electricity.
True
False
What is a tidal lagoon?
A man-made structure that spans the area of coastline with a high tidal range
A man-made structure that spans the entire coastline
A barrage
A fast-flowing water body caused due to tides
__________ country has world’s largest tidal power plant
Netherlands
South Korea
Laos
India
How much of our energy come from water power?
22%
33%
11%
1%
What's tidal powers disadvantage?
Hurts swimmers and surfers
Breaks all the time
Hurts the water
Hurts marine animals
what is an advantage of using a tidal stream generator?
it doesn't affect the environment
it's cheaper than other kinds of energy
Could be installed wherever
It's easy to control
Where is the Sihwa Lake Tidal tidal power plant?
China
North Korea
Spain
South Korea
Tidal power is generated by the
Sun
Moon
rotation of the earth
all of the above
Tidal power is on lakes
True
False
Tidal energy is unpredictable
True
False
Tidal power could satisfy demand
True
False
