How is it built
What is the part circled in the picture?
The Blade
True or False: Wind turbines do not directly produce fossil fuels.
True
Wind power is a type of _______ energy.
Renewable
While cost effective in the long term, wind power is not _________ to the average person.
Accessible
True or False: An electric car is powered by a wind turbine.
Flase
What type of energy is created by the spinning of the blades?
Kinetic Energy
Wind turbines are a possible threat to these flying animals...
Birds and Bats
Wind power allows for US economic growth because it is a __________ resource.
Domestic
Ideal spots for wind power are often _____.
Remote
Different air pressures on both sides of the blades create _____ and _____. This causes the rotor to spin.
lift and drag
The generator converts the kinetic energy into _____
electricity
The one aspect of wind turbines that produces fossil fuels is ________.
Construction
Their currently _____ jobs curated by the production and use of wind power in the US.
150,000
Wind power disrupts biodiversity because...
it causes habitat destruction and fragmentation.
Wind power is technically a form of ____ energy due to uneven heating of the atmosphere, irregularities of the Earth's surface, and the rotation of the Earth.
solar
Hortizontal axis wind turbines are more efficient and produce more power. Where are they most commonly used?
Large scale wind farms
What type of pollution does occur from the spinning of the blades?
Noise Pollution
The following terms; Costal, agricultural and multi-use land areas, rural, urban, and land or water based, describe ______.
Settings of wind turbines
Some may argue that wind power lowers property value because it....
alters the aesthetics of an area.
Modern wind turbines are often taller than what national statue?
The Statue of Liberty
Why are vertical axis wind turbines are used more in urban settings?
They are more adaptable, they are omnidirectional, and they produce low levels of noise.
When built offshore they can act as artificial _____.
Reefs
Wind power benefits local communities by....
producing extra revenue to put towards education and addressing local infrastructure.
Wind turbines may interfere with ....
Radars, airplane traffic signals, and other signals.
The earliest example of a wind turbine dates back to _____ BCE.
5,000