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wind mill starter

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is an advantage of Wind Energy?

a)

It pollutes the environment

b)

It is a clean power source

c)

It requires a lot of land to generate electricity

d)

Windmills require land so clearing of land for windmills damage ecosystems

2.

Wind energy requires strong (a)   which spins the blades to then create power

3.

What are 2 disadvantages of Wind Energy

a)

Creates jobs for people

b)

It creates visual pollution

c)

It is very cost-effective and very easy to build

d)

It's not so efficient in places without strong wind

4.

Wind is used to produce electricity using (a)   energy created by air.

5.

What is a wind farm?

a)

A group of people who work together and turn wooden wheels to produce energy

b)

A group of windmills that generate energy using the wind

c)

A group of wind turbines that generate energy using the wind

d)

A power plant that turns wind into kinetic energy

6.

Do you think windmills are good or bad for the environment?

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7.

Why are windmills not regarded as an efficient power source?

a)

Windmills take up a lot of lands and can only be used in certain areas and only generate power in windy weather

b)

Windmills require the clearing of land which damages ecosystems

8.

An object at rest on op of a shelf is likely to have:

a)

No energy

b)

Gravitational potential energy

c)

Hydroelectric power

9.

Batteries are stores of:

a)

Chemical energy

b)

Electrical energy

c)

Light energy

10.

Energy is usefully transferred from a personal audio player as:

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Sound energy

11.

Which is likely to contain the most thermal energy?

a)

A red hot horseshoe

b)

A spark from a firework

c)

An ice cube

12.

Which is likely to have the highest temperature?

a)

A red hot horseshoe

b)

A spark from a firework

c)

An ice cube

13.

Thermal energy is transferred by conduction from:

a)

The hot end to the cold end

b)

The cold end to the hot end

c)

The Sun to the Earth

14.

What type of energy is stored in a wind up toy?

a)

Elastic potential

b)

Gravitational potential energy

c)

Heat

15.

What type of diagram shows the efficiency of energy transfer?

a)

Flow

b)

Arrow

c)

Sankey