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Master Minds

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How much is the energy available in the winds over the earth surface is estimated to be ?

a)

2.9*120 MW

b)

1.6*107 MW

c)

1 MW

d)

5 MW

2.

What does the heating and cooling of the atmosphere generate ?

a)

Thermo line circulation

b)

Radiation currents

c)

Convention currents

d)

Conduction currents

3.

How much speed does a wind turbine need to make the blades spin and to create electricity ?

a)

29 Miles

b)

106 Miles

c)

10 Miles

d)

51 Miles

4.

2.Which type of wind mills are termed as " cross-wind axis" machines?

a)

None of the above

b)

Both Horizontal axis wind mills and Vertical axis wind mills

c)

Vertical axis wind mills

d)

Horizontal axis wind mills

5.

If all the energy of the sun shining on the Earth's land mass could be harnessed, it would be enough to meet the world's power needs how many times over ?

a)

60 times

b)

600 times

c)

6 times

d)

6000 times

6.

A solar cell is an electrical device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by the ___________

a)

Photovoltaic effect

b)

Chemical effect

c)

Atmospheric effect

d)

Physical effect

7.

Which of the following have a large amount of installed grid interactive renewable power capacity in India ?

a)

Wind power

b)

Solar power

c)

Biomass power

d)

Small hydro power

8.

World's first 100% solar powered airport is located at _______________

a)

Cochin, kerala

b)

Bengaluru, karnataka

c)

Chennai, Tamilnadu

d)

Mumbai, maharashtra

9.

Which of the following is an example of a greenhouse gas ?

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

Neon

10.

Biomass can be obtained from _____________

a)

Rice husk

b)

Sugarcane bagasse

c)

Groundnut shells

d)

none of the above

11.

Biogas is a methane-rich gas formed by fermentation of animal dung, human sewage and crop residue. The advantage(s) of biogas is/are ________________

a)

Clean and smokeless fuel

b)

Slurry left behind is used as fish feed

c)

High potential in rural India

d)

None of the above

12.

Identify the element which is used as a connecting element in solar cell ?

a)

gold

b)

silver

c)

copper

d)

bronze

13.

The three R's that will help us to conserve resources for long term use are ______________________

a)

reduce, reuse, recycle

b)

reduce, regenerate, reuse

c)

reduce, regenerate, recycle

d)

reuse, redistribute, recycle

14.

Which type of generator is employed in wind power plant ?

a)

Synchronous generator

b)

Induction generator

c)

Permanent magnet motor

d)

Brush less motor

15.

What is the earliest recorded use of windmills ?

a)

Generating electricity

b)

Pumping water

c)

Jousting

d)

Grinding grain