Wind Energy MCQ Quiz - Multiple Choice Questions & Answers

1. Which force is responsible for forcing the global winds towards westernly direction

1. Coriolis
2. Gravitational
3. Centripetal
4. Centrifugal

2. Air layer from 100m that extends up to the gradient height is known as

1. Surface layer
2. Ekman layer
3. Boundary layer
4. None of the above

3. At gradient height the shear force is

1. Zero
2. Minimum
3. Maximum
4. None of the above

4. By how much has the price of American wind power decreased since the 1980s?

1. 60 percent
2. 90 percent
3. 80 percent
4. 70 percent

5. Global Cold wind generated from Oceans moves to

1. Mountains
2. Equator
3. Plain areas
4. Poles

6. Global Cold wind move from

1. Polar to equatorial region
2. Equatorial to polar region
3. Equatorial to oceanic region
4. Oceanic to Equatorial region

7. Global winds towards westernly direction are known as

1. Trade winds
2. Western winds
3. Eastern winds
4. None of the above

8. How many blades does a modern wind turbine have?

1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5

9. How many different components does it take to build a utility-scale wind turbine?

1. More than 800
2. More than 80
3. More than 8,000
4. More than 80,000

10. How many jobs were supported by the U.S. wind power industry in 2018?5

1. 5000
2. 114000
3. 36000
4. 73000