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Wind Energy Quiz 3 (25 MCQs)

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1. 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-
2. What percentage of wind power is used in Kansas?
3. Both authors present claims that we need to develop more renewable energy resources, but only one author believes that-
4. What is it called when wind turbines cover a large area of land and produce electricity?
5. 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?
6. The primary driver for the wind energy deployment is the reduction of:
7. The earliest windmills _____
8. The most common type of wind turbine you will see in Hawaii is:
9. Hundreds of wind turbines on a wind farm can generate:
10. What does a wind vane do?
11. What will be the total wind power in an area where the average wind speed is 6 m/s, turbine rotor diameter 60 m, air temperature 25$^ \circ$C and density 1.225 kg/m3?
12. Turbine towers to the top of the top of the blade are about how tall?
13. Wind turbine with low value of solidity
14. How many offshore wind farms are there in the U.S.?
15. The foundation of a utility scale HAWT is usually made of this material to keep the tower upright in all conditions:
16. There are _____ types of wind turbines based on rotor orientation
17. Which of the following is a drawback to wind energy?
18. Roughly how tall are most utility-scale wind turbine towers in the U.S.
19. The rotor blades of a wind turbine are like the wings of a what?
20. How many blades do a wind turbine have
21. Where does the extra power go in a grid-connected small wind turbine system?
22. Which of these is a true interesting fact?
23. What factors impact where a wind farm is constructed?
24. What did the Dutch use windmills for in the 1600's?
25. The largest barrier to new wind farms being constructed is:
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