What is use to create the concrete for the turbines.
100
Name the California and Texas wind farms.
What is Wind Power and Alta Wind Energy Center.
100
Does wind energy pollute the air? (yes/no)
What is no.
100
The US produces sixty- seven percent of it's energy by wind. (true/false)
What is false.
200
Name two alternatives.
What is the wind dam and laddermill project.
200
Name a positive for off shore turbines.
What is used as a reef for fish.
200
What is the Western NC anemometer loan program?
What is used to help the promotion of small scale wind power along the southern Appalachian region.
200
Name two advantages and two disadvantages.
What is it is a clean fuel source, domestic source, sustainable, affordable, can be built on pre-existing farms and cost, location, land use, noise pollution, wildlife.
200
How much power was covered by Australia in 2012 through wind energy?
What is fifty-five percent.
300
Name the three main types of turbines.
What is Offshore turbine, Distributed (small wind) turbine, and Utility Scale Wind turbine.
300
How do wind turbines impact the wildlife and habitats?
What is collisions with the turbine blades, changing pressure, and actual habitat destruction.
300
Why should NC use wind energy?
What is creates jobs, reduces air pollution, cost effective, supports the economy, sustainable, reduces global warming.
300
How is building wind farms on pre-existing farm helpful?
What is prevents the unnecessary clearing of land.
300
How many turbines spun at the end of 2012?
What is 225,000.
400
Name the top two states with the largest wind farms.
What is Texas and California.
400
Name the precaution taken to help limit the wild life impacts.
What is being motionless during the less windy parts of the day.
400
What is the largest wind farm in the US and how many megawatts does it produce on average?
What is Texas- 18,000 megawatts.
400
How can the locations of wind farm be a negative?
What is far from cities where electricity is needed the most.
400
What is Danish government's goal by the year 2020?
What is to have fifty percent of electricity from wind power.
500
How does a wind turbine work?
What is Wind turns the turbine’s blades to create mechanical energy. That energy is transferred through the central hub and to the generator. The generator converts the mechanical energy into electricity, delivered to the powergrind.
500
How do wind turbines impact public health and communities?
What is sound, vibrations, shadow flickering, and ruins scenery.
500
Name the top five countries in the wind energy world.
What is The United States, India, Germany, France, and Spain.
500
What are the positives and negative for the costs of wind energy?
What is may or may not be cost competitive because wind technology requires more money to invest than fossil-fueled generators but is affordable for the public.
500
Danish government aims to achieve ___ percent of renewable energy by the year 2050.