Which environmental issue(s) would the use of wind generation help to tackle?
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Climate change
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Ozone depletion
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The decline of birds of prey
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Otter conservation
Q.2.
Which of the following locations would be the least suitable for a wind farm?
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In the Lake District National Park
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In a city
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In a disused quarry
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None of the above would be properly suitable
Q.3.
Which of the following is an advantage of wind generation?
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It does not create any polluting gases as it generates electricity
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It is extremely cheap to set up
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It causes absolutely no disturbance to the environment
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All of the above
Q.4.
Some resources need to be managed in order to make sure that they remain available for human use. These resources are referred to as being:
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renewable
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replaceable
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sustainable
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continual
Q.5.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of wind generation?
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Each turbine can only generate a relatively small quantity of electricity
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Each turbine does not generate electricity all of the time
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Installing wind turbines can damage fragile environments
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All of the above
Q.6.
The term NIMBY is an acronym for ' ' and is applied to people who object to developments near their home for personal reasons. Which of the following objections might people have to the installation of a wind farm local to their homes?
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Turbines have been linked to cancer
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The appearance of the turbines would spoil their view and the noise would be disturbing to them
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It would prevent the plants in their garden from growing because there would alway be a shadow from the turbines of the wind farm
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Soot from the turbines would land on their paintwork and damage it
Q.7.
Wind generation is renewable. Which of the following statements is NOT false?
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Wind generation requires careful management to make sure that we don't run out
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Wind generation is considered as being renewable because it is new wind that blows every day
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The renewable fuel required to run wind turbines is extremely expensive
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Wind generation will be around for as long as the Earth has an atmosphere
Q.8.
The device used to generate the electricity from the wind is called a:
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wind tower
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electric propellor
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wind harvester
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wind turbine
Q.9.
What is the name given to a collection of wind turbines?
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Wind farm
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An amega (stands for air mass electrical generation array)
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Air farm
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Wind harvester
Q.10.
What is an 'off-shore' wind farm?
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One that has been built without using any kind of plan
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One that has been built without the designers being sure that there will be enough wind
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One that has been built out at sea in shallow water
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It's a term used to describe a wind farm that is producing far more electricity than was predicted
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