This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Wind Energy – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Wind Energy Quiz 10 (14 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What Are Some Of The Cons Of Wind Energy? A) It uses too much air. B) It's a non-renewable resource. C) Wind is consistently uncommon. D) Wind turbines are expensive to get. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wind turbines are expensive to get. 2. What windmill was invented between 1300 and late 1500? A) Drainage windmill. B) Tower windmill. C) Postmill. D) Smockmill. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Smockmill. 3. Renewable energy is sometimes known as ..... energy or green energy because it doesn't emit greenhouse gasses to the atmosphere and doesn't pollute water resources. A) Wonder. B) Clean. C) Natural. D) Powerful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clean. 4. As you get higher in the atmosphere, the wind speed typically ..... A) Increases. B) Decreases. C) Stays the same. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increases. 5. How long has wind energy been used A) Since 5, 000 BC. B) Right when Jesus was born. C) 5, 000 years ago. D) Since the 1700's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Since 5, 000 BC. 6. A wind turbine produces average power P. If the wind speed is reduced in half, what is the new average power. A) P/4. B) P/8. C) 2P. D) P/2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) P/8. 7. Some people consider the sight of a large number of wind generators to be ..... pollution. A) Water. B) Soil. C) Air. D) Visual. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Visual. 8. Several steps are involved in the successful planning and development of a wind farm.Select the wrong statement among these: A) Preliminary site identification. B) Detailed technical and economical analysis. C) Environment, social and legal appraisal and. D) Prototyping and Experimenting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prototyping and Experimenting. 9. What ruler planned to use wind power for an ambitious irrigation project in the 17th century? A) Hammurabi. B) Charlemagne. C) Cleopatra. D) Julius Caesar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hammurabi. 10. At what pitch is RPM highest and DRAG lowest? A) 30. B) 5. C) 45. D) 15. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 45. 11. How much is wind for one kwh A) 9 cents. B) $ 20. C) 2 cents. D) $ 2.00. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2 cents. 12. Select all kinds of pollution that wind energy creates. A) Air pollution. B) Water pollution. C) Land pollution. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 13. Where would you most likely find a wind farm? A) Right outside a city. B) In the suburbs. C) On open desert land. D) In the center of a forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On open desert land. 14. What are wind farms and what do they do? A) It's a power plant. B) A bunch of windmills that generates power everywhere. C) A bunch of wind turbines that generates power everywhere. D) A bunch of people that blow to create wind energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A bunch of wind turbines that generates power everywhere. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesWind Energy Quiz 1Wind Energy Quiz 2Wind Energy Quiz 3Wind Energy Quiz 4Wind Energy Quiz 5Wind Energy Quiz 6Wind Energy Quiz 7Wind Energy Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books