Electric Winds

By Matt Ruffing

Instructions

• Answer the following questions as best as you can

• To answer, Click on the right answer on your screen

• If you are incorrect, click the back arrow to try again

• If you are correct, click on the forward arrow to move to the next question

How many Megawatts of energy do Wind Powered Turbines create?

• 578.9• 1,334.5• 471.33• 875.58

You Answered A

Incorrect. A little higher!

You Answered B

• Correct! That’s enough to power about 389,674 homes for a year!

You Answered C

• Incorrect. Too low!

You Answered D

• Incorrect. Too High!

How Many Wind Projects are Currently in Pennsylvania?

• 12• 5• 24• 16

You Answered A

• Incorrect.

There is currently more than 22 wind projects in Pennsylvania.

You Answered B

• Incorrect.

There has been more than 5 wind projects in Pennsylvania for the past decade.

You Answered C

• Correct!

Currently there are 24 wind projects in PA in Fayette, Somerset, Cambria, Blair, Wayne, Wyoming, Luzerne, Schuylkill, and Tioga Counties.

You Answered D

• Incorrect.

There are more than 16 wind projects operational in Pennsylvania.

Which company does not operate Wind Turbines in Pennsylvania?

• NextEra• GreenSolutions LLC• Community Energy• Iberdola

You Answered A

• Incorrect.

This is a Company currently operating wind turbines in PA

You Answered B

• Correct!

This company does not operate any wind turbines in PA.

You Answered C

• Incorrect.

This is a Company currently operating wind turbines in PA

You Answered D

• Incorrect.

This is a Company currently operating wind turbines in PA

At What Height are Commercial Wind Turbines Built?

• 80m and 100m• 60m and 80m• 40m and 60m• 90m and 120m

You Answered A

• Correct!

You Answered B

• Incorrect.

Commercial Wind Turbines are built higher than 80m

You Answered C

• Incorrect.

However this is the height of residential turbines used by private companies and schools.

You Answered D

• Incorrect.

Very few wind turbines are built over 100m.

What State Produces the Most Wind Power in the United States?

• California• Nebraska• Minnesota• Texas

You Answered A

• Incorrect.

Although California is one of the largest producers of wind power, it is not the top one.

You Answered B

• Incorrect

Nebraska is not the top producer domestically of wind power.

You Answered C

• Incorrect.

Minnesota is a large producer of wind energy however it is not the largest.

You Answered D

• Correct!

Texas produces the most electricity through wind power by over double it’s closest competitor, California.

How many months on average does it take for a wind turbine to pay back it’s carbon footprint?

• 9 months• 3 months• 12 months• 16 months

You Answered A

• Correct!

On average it takes 9 months to pay back the CO2 emissions produced during construction.

You Answered B

• Incorrect.

Not enough electricity has been produced yet to surpass the turbines CO2 deficit.

You Answered C

• Incorrect

By now the turbine has paid for itself in energy savings

You Answered D

• Incorrect

By now the turbine has paid for itself in energy savings

Which is not an environmental impact of Wind Turbines?

• Avian Deaths• Noise • Visually intrusive• Nuclear Radiation

You Answered A

• Incorrect

There are reported avian deaths averaging 4 per turbine yearly through wind energy production.

You Answered B

• Incorrect

• The noise of the blades of the turbine has been cited as a minor disturbance locally from the turbines.

You Answered C

• Incorrect

In scenic areas the visual impact of wind turbines have been reported to take away from the landscape.

You Answered D

• Correct!

Wind turbines do not create nuclear radiation!

Who was the 1st person to capture wind power for electricity?

• Professor James Blyth • Professor William McNeil• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde• Isaac Newton

You Answered A

• Correct!

Professor James Blyth, in July 1887 made the first wind turbine that created electricity in Glasgow, Scotland.

You Answered B

• Incorrect!

Try again!

You Answered C

• Incorrect!

“Some day...after I am dead, you may perhaps come to learn the right and wrong of this. I cannot tell you.” – The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

You Answered D

• Incorrect!

Isaac Newton lived before the power of electricity was regarded as a viable energy source.

If a Kilowatt is 1,000 watts. How much is a Megawatt?

• 10,000• 100,000• 1,000,000• 10,000,000

You Answered A

• Incorrect!

Not Enough Juice!

You Answered B

• Incorrect!

Still Not Enough Energy!

You Answered C

• Correct!

You Answered D

• Incorrect!

Too much juice!

What is not a part of Pennsylvania that produces high enough wind speeds to produce electricity?

• Laurel Highlands• Lake Erie Shoreline• Pocono Region• Allegheny National Forest

You Answered A

• Incorrect!

The Laurel Highlands region of PA has the highest number of wind power projects in the state.

You Answered B

• Incorrect!

The Lake Erie shoreline offers high winds that are being developed for wind energy projects.

You Answered C

• Incorrect

The Pocono region of PA offers high winds for wind power.

You Answered D

• Correct!

The Allegheny National Forest does not offer high enough sustained wind speed to make wind power feasible.

Congratulations!

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