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Wind Energy

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Wind is what type of energy?

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-Renewable

2.

A Wind Turbine have a large propeller wheel rotated by the wind to generate electricity.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

An area of land with a group of energy-producing windmills or wind turbines

a)

Windmills

b)

Wind Farm

c)

Wind Turbines

d)

Generators

4.

Select the following Pros (Advantages) of using Wind Energy:

a)

Renewable

b)

It's a Green Energy

c)

Noise

d)

How they look

5.

What changes wind energy into electricity?

a)

Windsock

b)

Wind Turbine

6.

True or False; Wind energy is the most expensive energy in the world

a)

True

b)

False

7.

How do wind turbines affect the environment.

a)

Can harm birds and other wildlife

b)

Cuts the clouds which affects the water cycle.

c)

Hits trees around them

d)

They are perfect for the environment.

8.

What is the name of part A in the wind turbine above?

a)

Blade

b)

Gear

c)

Generator

d)

Axle

9.

The diagram above shows a wind turbine. Which section of the wind turbine converts wind energy to electrical energy?

a)

blades

b)

generator

c)

rotor

d)

pitch system

10.

what does a wind turbine look like

a)

b)

11.

One DISADVANTAGE to wind turbines:

a)

They are free

b)

they produce noise pollution

12.

Hundreds of wind turbines on a wind farm can generate:

a)

electricity

b)

water

c)

speed

13.

Many countries have wind turbine energy. Which one has installed the largest wind power capacity in 2015?

a)

Russia

b)

China

c)

Japan

14.

How can wind become energy?

a)

When a wind turbine changes the kinetic energy in wind to electric energy.

b)

When a windmill goes fast enough.

15.

Wind energy is a renewable source of energy.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Why is wind energy considered a clean energy source?

a)

Because it doesn't produce air pollution

b)

Because it produces air pollution

17.

A turbine spins and is connected to a (a)   that converts the wind or water energy to electrical energy.

Choose from the below words

generator

transformer

18.

What is another name for windmills?

a)

blades

b)

electricity

c)

solar energy

d)

wind turbines

19.

How is wind energy used today in the modern world?

a)

In homes

b)

Schools

c)

businesses

d)

All of the above

20.

Wind energy is clean.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Which type of renewable energy uses turbines to convert kinetic energy into electrical energy?

a)

Solar Energy

b)

Wind Power

c)

Hydropower

d)

Geothermal Energy

22.

__________is the energy created by wind turning wind turbines.

a)

Geothermal

b)

Hydro

c)

Wind

d)

Nuclear

23.

A Wind Turbine have a large vaned wheel rotated by the wind to generate electricity.

a)

False

b)

True

24.

What does a wind turbine look like?

a)

b)

25.

Which part of a wind turbine collects the energy from the wind?

a)

The tower

b)

The blades

c)

The generator