Wind Energy

Front

Is Wind Energy gathered by using wind to turn turbines and then harnessed and stored, if not used right after?

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True

Front

Wind turbines are machines that convert kinetic energy from wind into mechanical energy.

Back

True

Front

People used wind energy to propel boats across the Nile as early as:

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5000 BC

Front

The first wind turbine that produced electricity in Scotland was created by Professor James Blythe in ____.

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1887

Front

In ___ the first wind farm was built in the U.S., powering up to 4,149 homes.

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1975

Front

If the mechanical energy gets directly used by machinery, such as a pump, grinding stone, or grinding grains it is a windmill.

Back

True

Front

If the wind turbine converts mechanical energy into electricity it is a wind generator.

Back

True

Front

When the blades rotate perpendicular to the ground it is a horizontal axis wind turbine and when the blades rotate parallel to the ground it is a vertical axis wind turbine.

Back

False

Front

The most common type of wind turbine you will see in Hawaii is:

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Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine

Front

The mechanical power of a wind turbine can be used for: Pumping Water, Grinding Grain, Conversion to electricity

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All of the above