This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Wind Energy – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Wind Energy Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is distributed or "small" wind power? A) Wind turbines that range up to 100 kilowatts or megawatts. B) Single or small turbines that are below 100 kilowatts to power a single home. C) Wind turbines that are erected in large bodies of water and generate more power than land turbines. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Single or small turbines that are below 100 kilowatts to power a single home. 2. In ..... the first wind farm was built in the U.S., powering up to 4, 149 homes. A) 1985. B) 1975. C) 1955. D) 1965. E) 1995. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1975. 3. Wind speed suitable to operate wind turbines is A) 10-35 m/s. B) 30-55 m/s. C) 20-45 m/s. D) 5-25 m/s. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5-25 m/s. 4. In 1888 ....., finished building the country's first wind turbine on his farm in Ohio. A) Charles Brush. B) Daniel Brush. C) Charles Halladay. D) Daniel Halladay. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Daniel Halladay. 5. Do the yaw bearing teeth point inward or outward A) True. B) False. C) Both answers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both answers. 6. What state produces the highest percentage of wind energy A) Ohio. B) Iowa. C) California. D) Maryland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Iowa. 7. What is the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region? (BONUS!) A) Lhasa. B) Hsking. C) Beijing. D) Urumqi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lhasa. 8. In paragraph 2, the word diminished means- A) Unnecessary In paragraph 2, the word diminished means-unnecessary decreased replaced increased. B) Increased. C) Decreased. D) Replaced. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decreased. 9. What is the force that occurs when an abject is moving in-line with the fluid? A) Stream force. B) Lift force. C) Drag force. D) Air force. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drag force. 10. What two forms of energy are located in the nacelle? A) Electrical, nuclear. B) Chemical, electrical. C) Mechanical, electrical. D) Mechanical, nuclear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mechanical, electrical. 11. Which of the following is a DISADVANTAGE to Wind Turbines? A) They can be a threat to wildlife (aka birds). B) They can pollute the air. C) There are not enough places to build Wind Turbines. D) They are too tall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They can be a threat to wildlife (aka birds). 12. This is the housing and platform that is mounted at the top of the tower that contains the generator, drive train, yaw system, hydraulic power unit, and turbine control unit: A) PCU. B) Rotor. C) Nacelle. D) TCU. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nacelle. 13. Which of the following is an Example of hydropower Energy A) Buildings. B) Water Fountain. C) Dams. D) Cars. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dams. 14. Does a wind-farm affect the local wildlife in the area? A) Yes, but not as harshly as a solar farm. B) Yes, more harshly than a solar farm. C) No, not at all. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, but not as harshly as a solar farm. 15. How much land do windmills take up? A) All Land. B) 1/2 of Land. C) 1/4 of Land. D) 3/4 of Land. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1/4 of Land. 16. What is a negative impact of wind turbines? A) Water pollution. B) Global warming. C) Noise pollution. D) Earthquakes. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noise pollution. 17. What type of energy is wind energy A) Renewable. B) Potential. C) 'Murican. D) Non-renewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable. 18. Where does the extra power go in a stand-alone small wind turbine system? A) To the grid. B) Nowhere. C) To battery banks. D) To the residence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To battery banks. 19. Who do Wind Power Plant owners rent land from usually? A) Office Workers. B) Farmers. C) Teachers. D) Kids. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Farmers. 20. What changes wind energy into electricity? A) Windmill. B) Windsock. C) Wind Turbine. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wind Turbine. 21. Why do the shells on a windmill have to be very smooth? A) So the wind will not be slowed down. B) So it catches the wind. C) It stops the wind. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So the wind will not be slowed down. 22. Over the years, households have entirely depended on traditional forms of electricity powered by ..... These emit dangerous greenhouse gasses and cause global warming. A) Fossil Fuels. B) Renewable resources. C) Natural Resources. D) Earth's resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fossil Fuels. 23. Use "Wind Energy:Is It Worth It? " to answer questions 6-8.The author uses the terms "unsightly, " "eyesores, " and "hulking" in paragraph 3 to- A) Convince the reader that wind turbines are ugly. B) Show that wind turbines are inefficient. C) Suggest that wind turbines are hazardous. D) Persuade the reader that green pastures are beautiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convince the reader that wind turbines are ugly. 24. What percentage of wind power is used in Kansas? A) 10%. B) 40%. C) 30%. D) 20%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 20%. 25. Both authors present claims that we need to develop more renewable energy resources, but only one author believes that- A) Solar energy is a better resource than wind energy. B) Fossil fuels are renewable resources. C) Much of our energy currently comes from coal, oil, and gas. D) Wind energy is a clean energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solar energy is a better resource than wind energy. 26. What is it called when wind turbines cover a large area of land and produce electricity? A) Wind Land. B) Wind Farm. C) Wind Space. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wind Farm. 27. According to the Department of Energy website, all of the following are factors below affect the amount of SOLAR RADIATION (light energy) entering the Earth EXCEPT for one, which is it? A) Geographic Location. B) Time of the Day. C) Local Landscape. D) Wind Speed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wind Speed. 28. The primary driver for the wind energy deployment is the reduction of: A) Greenhouse gas emissions. B) Water consumption. C) Land consumption. D) Deforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greenhouse gas emissions. 29. The earliest windmills ..... A) Were mostly used to pump water from underground. B) Were mounted on tall towers. C) Changed direction with the direction of the wind. D) First found in the Netherlands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were mostly used to pump water from underground. 30. Which term is best described as the movement of air from land to sea? A) Global winds. B) Sea breeze. C) Land breeze. D) Local winds. 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