WorksheetsWind Energy Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is topography?
Grass and the surface layer of earth held together by its roots
The arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area
A region or part of a town, a country, or the world
Out of the options below, where would you put your wind farm?
A forest
A City
A prairie field
What is our most common source of electricity?
Biomass
Coal
Hydroelectric Energy
Geothermal Energy
Choose the renewable recourse out of these three
Biomass
Natural Gas
Nuclear Energy
True or False
The atom includes only electrons and neutrons.
True
False
How do turbines hurt bats?
The bats mistake it for prey and try to take it.
Bats can hear pressure sound waves from the turbines and it can damage their internal organs.
Bats cannot detect wind turbines and collide with them during flight.
How does a wind turbine convert wind to electricity?
The wind causes friction which then, goes through wires making electricity.
A generator has a turbine attached to it that is turned by the wind. When the turbine spins so does the magnet and it makes the electrons flow making electricity.
Wind flows through wires that go to your house and provide electricity.
How does a turbine use wind to make electricity?
A generator has a turbine attached to it that is turned by the wind. When the turbine spins so does the magnet and it makes the electrons flow making electricity.
The wind causes friction which then goes through wires, making electricity.
The wind turbine collects energy from the air and sends it through wires that eventually go to you house.
Which one of these recourses is non-renewable?
Solar Energy
Hydroelectric Energy
Biomass
Natural Gas
Wind Energy
Why don't we use more wind turbines?
Wind Turbines are very expensive to buy.
All of the above.
People don't want turbines blocking their view.
They are very large and take up a lot of space.
