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Wind Energy Quiz Number: 3 Course Name: Industrial Technology/Engeneering Quiz N0. = 3 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.	Which of these is a potential source for noise on a wind turbine:
	a)	gear box
	b)	generator
	c)	rotor blades
	d)	all of these
	e)	none of these
2.	The swish sound made by turing blades is known as:
	a)	aerodynamic noise
	b)	mechanical noise
	c)	gearbox noise
	d)	blade noise
	e)	turbine disturbance
3.	Over a 20 year period a wind generator will produce _____ times more energy than it took to build and maintain it:
	a)	75
	b)	90
	c)	50
	d)	60
	e)	80
4.	In Denmark ____% of energy is produced by wind:
	a)	10
	b)	5
	c)	4
	d)	50
	e)	23
5.	Europes largest wind park in Carno, Wales can produce the equivalent of the electricity consumption of ________ homes:
	a)	1000
	b)	5000
	c)	25
	d)	20000
	e)	1 million
6.	In Europe (1997) how many people consumed wind energy:
	a)	5 million
	b)	50000
	c)	500
	d)	75000
	e)	10
7.	Wind energy leaves ____ harmful emissions or residue:
	a)	some
	b)	alittle
	c)	alot of
	d)	too much
	e)	no
8.	Modern wind turbines only require a maintenance check every ___ months:
	a)	6
	b)	5
	c)	4
	d)	3
	e)	2
9.	What % of a wind park is taken up by the actual turbines and acess roads:
	a)	10
	b)	99
	c)	75
	d)	1
	e)	15
10.	How many rotor diameters apart should the turbines be spaced:
	a)	1-3
	b)	9-13
	c)	9-11
	d)	3-9
	e)	2-4
11.	Wind turbines have been a feature of the cultural landscape of Europe for more than ____ years:
	a)	50
	b)	400
	c)	800
	d)	1000
	e)	10000
12.	______ are nesting and breeding in cages attached to two Danish wind turbines:
	a)	eagles
	b)	parrots
	c)	sparrows
	d)	vultures
	e)	falcons
13.	Very rough terrain or nearby large obstacles may create:
	a)	smoothe air
	b)	damaged blades
	c)	pollution
	d)	hazards
	e)	turbulence
14.	The best place to put up a wind turbine is:
	a)	near seashore
	b)	jungles
	c)	valleys
	d)	along rivers
	e)	foothills
15.	The major drawback to wind power is:
	a)	pollution
	b)	variability
	c)	nuclear waste
	d)	meltdowns
	e)	cluttered scenery
16.	Which is not a use for wind power:
	a)	desalination
	b)	battery chargers
	c)	back-up power
	d)	electric chairs
	e)	home uses
17.	_____ has become one of the large wind energy nations of the world with substantial local manufacturing:
	a)	Poland
	b)	India
	c)	Mexico
	d)	Canada
	e)	England
18.	The wind industry today provides more than ______ jobs worldwide:
	a)	750
	b)	5000
	c)	1 million
	d)	1000
	e)	30,000
19.	Which of these is not a wind energy related occupation:
	a)	designing
	b)	manufacturing
	c)	engineering
	d)	consulting
	e)	all of the above are wind energy occupations
20.	Wind energy in Denmark is :
	a)	dying out
	b)	very popular
	c)	just starting
	d)	does not exist
	e)	strongly opposed

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