Title: M1L1 Quiz
Course: WIND 100WH Introduction to Wind Energy > Section: WIND 100WH Introduction to Wind Energy

Q: Wind power machines were developed throughout _____ in about 200BC.
- Prussia
- Egypt
- Germania
- Persia
A: Persia

Q: Roman windmills were developed in what century?
- 6th century A.D.
- 12th century B.C
- 3rd century A.D.
- 2nd century B.C.
A: 3rd century A.D.

Q: Wind power was used extensively to drain swampy areas to provide more farm land and also for _____.
- irrigation
- production
- electrical power
- flooding
A: irrigation

Q: Wind turbine farms began to spread throughout Europe in the _____.
- 1920s
- 1930s
- 1970s
- 1990s
A: 1970s

Q: Power plants use turbines to turn the electric generators. What medium turns these turbines?
- Air
- Water
- Nuclear rods
- Coal
A: Water

Q: From the 1800s to the 1900s, U.S. farmers used windmills extensively to _____.
- grind grain, pump water, and saw wood
- power heavy equipment, charge batteries, and grind metals
A: grind grain, pump water, and saw wood

Q: Using windmills to generate electrical power came about in the late nineteenth century. These electrical power-generating devices became known as _____.

Q: Rotating shafts of _____ are used to power a variety of small equipment.

Q: The Smith-Putnam wind turbine was the first million-watt turbine and was finished in the year _____. (Specific year)

Q: In the mid-1950s, the first wind turbines were developed for use with the electrical _____. (g___)

Q: Offshore wind turbines came about in the 19____s. (Specific decade)

Q: In the 15th century, the Dutch used windmills to pump _____. (w____)

Q: The picture to the left is an example of a _____.

Q: The image to the left is an example of a _____.

Q: Referring to the image to the left, electrons flow through the wire when the magnet is swiped quickly over the coil. This phenomenon is called _____ and allows for electrical power generation. (e_____ i_____)

Q: The windmill to the left was created by George Darrieus, of France, in the 1920s. It is a [a] and is often called a/n [b] wind turbine. (V_____, e_____)

Q: What device changes a rotational motion into electrical power?

Q: What device changes electrical power into rotational motion?

Q: Who helped start wind turbines research in Ohio?

Q: What is the difference between windmills and wind turbines?