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Tidal and Wave Power Quiz Number: 12 Course Name: Industrial Technology/Engineering Quiz N0. = 12 Teacher: E. Schmidt Teacher's Home Page: http://www.oocities.org/Baja/2140/ENG.htm Teacher's Email: schmidte@putnam.k12.il.us

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1.	Tidal power operates by building a barrier across a:
	a)	river estuary
	b)	lake
	c)	ocean
	d)	pond
	e)	creek
2.	The tidal flow drives ________ to produce electricity:
	a)	alternators
	b)	fans
	c)	turbines
	d)	motors
	e)	transformers
3.	Europe's only tidal power station is in Northern:
	a)	England
	b)	France
	c)	Switzerland
	d)	Germany
	e)	Poland
4.	The drawback to these power plants is that they:
	a)	pollute
	b)	kill the ozone
	c)	heat up the water
	d)	are too expensive
	e)	alter the tidal currents
5.	Waves produce great:
	a)	floods
	b)	drainage problems
	c)	winds
	d)	energy
	e)	weather changes
6.	Wave powered generators are:
	a)	cheap
	b)	efficient
	c)	neither a or b
	d)	both a and b
	e)	gas guzzlers
7.	Tidal electricity generation would not require:
	a)	maintenance
	b)	waste disposal
	c)	water
	d)	safety checks
	e)	employees
8.	The first tidal power operation was built in:
	a)	1991
	b)	1977
	c)	1945
	d)	1956
	e)	1966
9.	The French would rather invest in:
	a)	Geo-thermal
	b)	nuclear
	c)	coal
	d)	solar power
	e)	wind energy
10.	A tidal power plant can only produce power ___ hours a day:
	a)	2
	b)	5
	c)	8
	d)	10
	e)	23

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