This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Wind Energy – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Wind Energy Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where do Wind Turbines best get powered? A) Coastal areas. B) Tops rounded hills. C) Open Plains. D) Gaps in Mountains. E) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the Above. 2. How much electricity does a typical house in the US use each month? A) 2100 kWh. B) 100 kWh. C) 4500 kWh. D) 500 kWh. E) 1100 kWh. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) 1100 kWh. 3. Wind turbines are used for what purpose in a wind mill A) For giving aesthetic look. B) For creating noise pollution. C) For rotating and making kinetic energy into mechanical energy. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For rotating and making kinetic energy into mechanical energy. 4. People are often worried about the look of wind farms but what they often forget is that the land can still (6) ..... for farming, with only 1% of the space being taken up by the wind turbines. A) Have been. B) Be using. C) Be used. D) Have used. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Be used. 5. What is the power rating range for an offshore utility scale wind turbine? A) 750kW-2MW. B) 40-120kW. C) 52-96kW. D) 3-6MW. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3-6MW. 6. When the wind blows past a wind turbine, its blades capture the wind's kinetic energy and rotate, turning it into ..... energy. A) Mechanical. B) Potential. C) Chemical. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mechanical. 7. Which is not a factor in creating the amount of torque (rotational energy)? A) Weight of generator. B) Wind speed. C) Length of blades. D) Air density. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weight of generator. 8. Where was the first windmill founded? A) Asia. B) Persia. C) Europe. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Persia. 9. Utility scale wind turbines supply power to: A) Power grid. B) Only one residence. C) A water pump to pump water from a well. D) One commercial building. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Power grid. 10. The three vertical axis wind turbine designs are:hybrid, savonius, and A) Horizontal staircase design. B) Spiral design. C) Darreius Egg Beater Design. D) Da Vinci design. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Darreius Egg Beater Design. 11. St what speed does the wind turbine stop? A) 6 MPH. B) 12 MPH. C) 10 MPH. D) 9 MPH. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 9 MPH. 12. The kinetic energy of the wind is transferred to the wind turbine blade A) And is changed to potential energy when it hits the wind turbine blade. B) And the blade gains all the kinetic energy. C) And the wind loses all its kinetic energy. D) When the wind collides with the blade and the wind loses kinetic energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When the wind collides with the blade and the wind loses kinetic energy. 13. ..... uses dams to turn flowing water into electricity. A) Biomass. B) Tidal power. C) Nuclear. D) Hydropower. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydropower. 14. Wind turbines have two major size categories:utility scale and ..... scale A) Commercial. B) Residential. C) Large. D) Small. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Small. 15. Calculate the minimum area of solar heating panels required to heat 100 kg of water (4180 J kg$^{-1}$ K$^{-1}$) from 20.$^ \circ$C to 40.$^ \circ$C in 2.0 hours. (solar constant 1360 W m$^{-2}$). A) 58 m$^{2}$. B) 3073 m$^{2}$. C) 1161 m$^{2}$. D) 0.85 m$^{2}$. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 0.85 m$^{2}$. 16. Once the wind turbines are up and running, the ..... will significantly come down. A) Maintenance cost. B) Installation price. C) Operational costs. D) Purchase agreement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Operational costs. 17. Choose the renewable energy sources. A) Wind solar biomass. B) Geothermal solar uranium. C) Coal, natural gas, propane. D) Biomass petroleum coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wind solar biomass. 18. How is wind energy used today in the modern world? A) In homes. B) Schools and businesses. C) To Pump water. D) All of the above. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 19. Why is HydroPower Energy More Reliable than wind Energy? A) None of the Above. B) The Wind dies Down, But water usually has a consistent Flow. C) Both of the above. D) The Wind only moves in one direction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Wind dies Down, But water usually has a consistent Flow. 20. Wind is created by large convectional currents in the earth's atmosphere, powered by the ..... heat energy. A) Water's. B) Sun's. C) Land's. D) Earth's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sun's. 21. According to Bernoulli's Principle, when the wind speed is high, wind pressure is ..... A) High. B) Low. C) Not enough information. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Low. 22. The "pressure" that pushes the electrons in a circuit is called the ..... A) Power. B) Resistance. C) Current. D) Voltage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Voltage. 23. What is the potential wind power on land and near shore? A) 72 megawatt (MW). B) 10 terawatt (TW). C) 72 terawatt (TW). D) 10 megawatt (MW). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 72 terawatt (TW). 24. Solar power is different to the other primary energy sources because it A) Does not require a turbine to produce electricity. B) It does not produce carbon dioxide. C) It can be used to produce electricity or thermal energy. D) It is a renewable energy source. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Does not require a turbine to produce electricity. 25. Which is not a main part of a wind turbine? A) Generator. B) Blades. C) Shaft. D) Wires. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wires. 26. For a vertical axis wind turbine, where is the generator located? A) Adjacent to the rotor. B) Below the shaft near the base. C) Approximately 20ft from the base of the tower. D) Inside the nacelle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Below the shaft near the base. 27. Why is wind energy considered a renewable resource? A) It's unlikely that humans will run out of it anytime soon. B) It can be used to generate electricity. C) It can be harnessed by human beings. D) It's related to the weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's unlikely that humans will run out of it anytime soon. 28. What is the function of a generator? A) To rotate along with the blades. B) To transform mechanical energy to AC electricity. C) To transform AC to DC electricity. D) To transfer power along a grid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To transform mechanical energy to AC electricity. 29. Which U.S. state gets the highest percentage of its electricity from wind? A) South Dakota. B) Texas. C) Kansas. D) Iowa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Texas. 30. The first wind turbine that produced electricity in Scotland was created by Professor James Blythe in ..... A) 1687. B) 1787. C) 1887. D) 1987. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1887. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesWind Energy Quiz 1Wind Energy Quiz 2Wind Energy Quiz 3Wind Energy Quiz 4Wind Energy Quiz 5Wind Energy Quiz 7Wind Energy Quiz 8Wind Energy Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books