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The document outlines a lesson on wind power systems, including labeling parts of a wind turbine and true/false statements about wind energy. It also includes multiple-choice questions regarding the history and characteristics of wind energy. The content emphasizes the conversion of wind energy into electricity and the factors influencing wind power generation.

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The document outlines a lesson on wind power systems, including labeling parts of a wind turbine and true/false statements about wind energy. It also includes multiple-choice questions regarding the history and characteristics of wind energy. The content emphasizes the conversion of wind energy into electricity and the factors influencing wind power generation.

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CIE 116: ENGINEERING UTILITIES 1

WIND POWER SYSTEM

PART I. Label each part of the wind turbine system according to how it produces electricity.

PART II. Write TRUE if the statement is correct, and FALSE if it is not.
___TRUE____ 1. The first electricity generation using windmills occurred in the late 19th
century.
___TRUE____ 2. Wind is a form of solar energy.
___TRUE____ 3. The rotor holds the blades together and spins when wind moves them.
___TRUE____ 4. Wind is the movement of air caused by differences in atmospheric pressure
between regions.
___FALSE____ 5. A wind turbine is a device that converts the potential energy of wind into
mechanical energy, which is then transformed into electricity using a generator.

PART III. Choose the correct answer for each question and write the letter on the space
provided.
______ 1. Which type of wind energy is located in oceans or lakes, has stronger and more
consistent winds, but is more expensive?
a. Onshore Wind Farms​ ​ ​ c. Small-Scale Wind Turbines
b. Offshore Wind Farms​ ​ ​ d. Urban Wind Turbines
______ 2. What is the use of wind energy to produce electricity called? It is clean and
renewable.
a. Wind Power​ ​ b. Solar Power​ c. Fossil fuel power​ d. Hydropower
______ [Link] factor affecting wind power refers to choosing higher altitudes and open plains
or coasts for installing turbines?
a. Wind Speed​ ​ ​ c. Turbine Placement​
b. Turbine Size​ ​ ​ d. Air Density
______ 4. Windmills spread from the Middle East to Europe (for tasks like grinding grain,
draining lakes) during which period?
a. 5000BC​ ​ b. Middle Ages​ c. 200 BC​ d. Modern Era
______ 5. Who built the first modern electricity-generating wind turbine in 1887?
[Link] Edison​ ​ ​ ​ c. James Watt​
b. James Blyth​ ​ ​ ​ d. James Reid

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