wind

What is the main purpose of water-pumping windmills on farms and ranches?

• Generating electricity
• Pumping water for livestock
• Heating homes
• Powering vehicles

What happens to air above land during the day?

• It heats up faster than air above water
• It contracts and sinks
• It expands and rises
• It cools more rapidly than air above water

Where were water-pumping windmills once used throughout the United States?

• Cities
• Farms and ranches
• Mountainous regions
• Coastal areas

Why does air above water cool more slowly than air above land at night?

• Water has lower albedo
• Water has more heat-absorbing capacity
• Water has higher albedo
• Water has more vegetation

What is the main purpose of windmills on farms and ranches today?

• Generating electricity
• Pumping water for livestock
• Heating homes
• Powering vehicles

What direction does wind blow from when the temperature is higher?

• West
• East
• South
• North

What is the relationship between temperature and wind direction?

• Higher temperature causes wind to blow from the west
• Higher temperature causes wind to blow from the east
• Higher temperature causes wind to blow from the south
• Higher temperature causes wind to blow from the north

What is the main use of wind energy today?

• Heating homes
• Powering vehicles
• Generating electricity
• Pumping water for irrigation

What causes the atmospheric winds that circle the earth?

• The gravitational pull of the moon
• The rotation of the Earth
• The movement of ocean currents
• The heating and cooling of the atmosphere

What is the primary use of wind energy in rural areas?

• Generating electricity
• Powering vehicles
• Heating homes
• Pumping water for irrigation