This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Wind Energy – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Wind Energy Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which statement correctly defines wind? A) Wind is the movement of air from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure. B) Wind is the movement of air to a colder area in the atmosphere. C) Wind is the movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure. D) Wind is the movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wind is the movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure. 2. If you visited a wind farm, what would you see? A) Wind blowing crop seeds into the earth. B) A factory in which wind is produced by giant fans. C) Several dozen wind turbines. D) A geological formation where wind blows out of the ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Several dozen wind turbines. 3. Which nation leads the world in installed wind energy? A) The Netherlands. B) United States. C) China. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) China. 4. What country has the highest wind energy production? A) Spain. B) United States. C) China. D) Australia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) China. 5. Who invented the wind turbine A) Jeff. B) Leonardo de Vinci. C) Fausto Veranzio. D) Elon Musk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fausto Veranzio. 6. Statistically, wind energy brings about more ..... than coal plants and 66% more ..... opportunities than nuclear power plants. A) Jobs, economical. B) People, educational. C) Homes, business. D) Jobs, employment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jobs, employment. 7. Identify the part which is not belongs to Rotor A) Bearings. B) Gear Box. C) Hub. D) Blade. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gear Box. 8. The author uses the question in paragraph 3 to- A) Help the reader form a mental image of what the turbines will look like in the landscape. B) Convince the reader that cattle ranching will be harmed by the placement of wind turbines. C) Persuade the reader that wind turbines should be smaller. D) Present facts about the size and appearance of the wind turbines. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Help the reader form a mental image of what the turbines will look like in the landscape. 9. Severe fluctuations in power is undesirable in wind power plant because A) It creates power oscillations. B) It damages the parts. C) It reduces the efficiency. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It creates power oscillations. 10. Advantage of wind energy A) Wind energy take less space. B) They look ugly. C) They take a lot of space. D) Wind energy is nonrenewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wind energy take less space. 11. The global potential of wind energy is more than ..... TW (terawatts). A) 150. B) 300. C) 400. D) 450. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 400. 12. Wind energy ..... A) Is generated from moving water. B) Starts with moving air and generates electricity. C) Starts with the sun. D) Comes from the earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Starts with moving air and generates electricity. 13. What is a photon? A) A particle that travels at the speed of light. B) A particle that emits electromagnetic radiation. C) All of the above. D) A particle with no mass. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All of the above. 14. What type of energy is torque? A) Potential energy. B) Wind energy. C) Chemical energy. D) Rational energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rational energy. 15. Why is WIND ENERGY considered a renewable energy source? A) It's related to the weather. B) It can be used up. C) It will not run out anytime soon. D) It can be used to generate electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It will not run out anytime soon. 16. Which country leads the world in wind capacity? A) India. B) China. C) Matteson. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) China. 17. There are two types of small wind turbine systems:grid-connected systems and A) Non-grid connected systems. B) Non-utility systems. C) Residential systems. D) Stand-alone systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stand-alone systems. 18. Which best describes why winds at the beach change direction between day and night? ** A) Because the temperatures over land and over water change. B) Because warm air over land sinks and stays in place over land. C) Because cool air rises and is replaced by warm air from the ocean. D) Because cool air sinks and stays in place over land. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because the temperatures over land and over water change. 19. How many houses can one wind turbine power? A) 600. B) 1200. C) 300. D) 200. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 600. 20. What is the ENERGY TRANSFORMATION for Wind Turbines? A) Electrical Energy to Mechanical Energy. B) Mechanical Energy to Electrical Energy. C) Mechanical Energy to Radiant Energy. D) Thermal Energy to Electrical Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mechanical Energy to Electrical Energy. 21. ..... is the measurement of how many electrons are flowing in a point of a circuit. A) Voltage. B) Power. C) Resistance. D) Current. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Current. 22. Which type of wind turbine based on axis is not that common? A) Parallel. B) Diagonal. C) Vertical. D) Horizontal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vertical. 23. Most of the electricity generated in the US is currently produced by burning this fuel. A) Natural Gas. B) Coal. C) Wood. D) Oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural Gas. 24. What are windmills used for? A) For people to ride. B) To produce energy. C) To produce a nice breeze. D) For people to look at. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To produce energy. 25. The rotor and generator of a horizontal axis wind turbine sit on top of a: A) Nacelle. B) Tower. C) Rotor. D) PCU. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tower. 26. How many blades does a modern wind turbine have? A) 2. B) 3. C) 4. D) There is no standard number of blades. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 27. Why are more customers turning to renewable energy like wind turbines? A) They want more energy at a lower cost. B) They want less energy at a higher cost. C) They want no energy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They want more energy at a lower cost. 28. Where can you most often find wind turbines? A) In the city. B) Farms. C) The side of the road. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Farms. 29. Power per unit area is the basic definition of what physics quantity? A) Efficiency. B) Field strength. C) Impulse. D) Intensity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Intensity. 30. Land and sea breezes are examples of: A) Warm air and cool air moving. B) Convection cell circulation of air. C) Warm air rising. D) Oceans are cooler than land. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convection cell circulation of air. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesWind Energy Quiz 1Wind Energy Quiz 2Wind Energy Quiz 3Wind Energy Quiz 4Wind Energy Quiz 6Wind Energy Quiz 7Wind Energy Quiz 8Wind Energy Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books