Wind Power Science Olympiad

Wind is what type of energy?

• Renewable

• Non-Renewable

A Wind Turbine have a large vaned wheel rotated by the wind to generate electricity.

• True

• False

An area of land with a group of energy-producing windmills or wind turbines

• Windmills

• Wind Farm

• Wind Turbines

• Generators

Select the following Pros (Advantages) of using Wind Energy:

• Renewable

• It's a Green Energy

• Noise

• How they look

What changes wind energy into electricity?

• Windmill

• Windsock

• Wind Turbine

True or False; Wind energy is the most expensive energy in the world

• True

• False

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How do wind turbines affect the environment.

• Can harm birds and other wildlife

• Cuts the clouds which affects the water cycle.

• Hits trees around them

• They are perfect for the environment.

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What is the name of part A in the wind turbine above?

• Blade
• Gear
• Generator
• Axle

The diagram above shows a wind turbine. Which section of the wind turbine converts wind energy to electrical energy?

• blades

• generator

• rotor

• pitch system

what does a wind turbine look like

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