Electric Winds
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Electric Winds
By Matt Ruffing
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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
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How many Megawatts of energy do Wind Powered Turbines create?
• 578.9• 1,334.5• 471.33• 875.58
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You Answered A
Incorrect. A little higher!
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You Answered B
• Correct! That’s enough to power about 389,674 homes for a year!
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You Answered C
• Incorrect. Too low!
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You Answered D
• Incorrect. Too High!
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How Many Wind Projects are Currently in Pennsylvania?
• 12• 5• 24• 16
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You Answered A
• Incorrect.
There is currently more than 22 wind projects in Pennsylvania.
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You Answered B
• Incorrect.
There has been more than 5 wind projects in Pennsylvania for the past decade.
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You Answered C
• Correct!
Currently there are 24 wind projects in PA in Fayette, Somerset, Cambria, Blair, Wayne, Wyoming, Luzerne, Schuylkill, and Tioga Counties.
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You Answered D
• Incorrect.
There are more than 16 wind projects operational in Pennsylvania.
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Which company does not operate Wind Turbines in Pennsylvania?
• NextEra• GreenSolutions LLC• Community Energy• Iberdola
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You Answered A
• Incorrect.
This is a Company currently operating wind turbines in PA
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You Answered B
• Correct!
This company does not operate any wind turbines in PA.
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You Answered C
• Incorrect.
This is a Company currently operating wind turbines in PA
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You Answered D
• Incorrect.
This is a Company currently operating wind turbines in PA
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At What Height are Commercial Wind Turbines Built?
• 80m and 100m• 60m and 80m• 40m and 60m• 90m and 120m
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You Answered A
• Correct!
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You Answered B
• Incorrect.
Commercial Wind Turbines are built higher than 80m
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You Answered C
• Incorrect.
However this is the height of residential turbines used by private companies and schools.
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You Answered D
• Incorrect.
Very few wind turbines are built over 100m.
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What State Produces the Most Wind Power in the United States?
• California• Nebraska• Minnesota• Texas
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You Answered A
• Incorrect.
Although California is one of the largest producers of wind power, it is not the top one.
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You Answered B
• Incorrect
Nebraska is not the top producer domestically of wind power.
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You Answered C
• Incorrect.
Minnesota is a large producer of wind energy however it is not the largest.
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You Answered D
• Correct!
Texas produces the most electricity through wind power by over double it’s closest competitor, California.
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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
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You Answered A
• Correct!
On average it takes 9 months to pay back the CO2 emissions produced during construction.
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You Answered B
• Incorrect.
Not enough electricity has been produced yet to surpass the turbines CO2 deficit.
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You Answered C
• Incorrect
By now the turbine has paid for itself in energy savings
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You Answered D
• Incorrect
By now the turbine has paid for itself in energy savings
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Which is not an environmental impact of Wind Turbines?
• Avian Deaths• Noise • Visually intrusive• Nuclear Radiation
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You Answered A
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There are reported avian deaths averaging 4 per turbine yearly through wind energy production.
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You Answered B
• Incorrect
• The noise of the blades of the turbine has been cited as a minor disturbance locally from the turbines.
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You Answered C
• Incorrect
In scenic areas the visual impact of wind turbines have been reported to take away from the landscape.
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You Answered D
• Correct!
Wind turbines do not create nuclear radiation!
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Who was the 1st person to capture wind power for electricity?
• Professor James Blyth • Professor William McNeil• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde• Isaac Newton
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You Answered A
• Correct!
Professor James Blyth, in July 1887 made the first wind turbine that created electricity in Glasgow, Scotland.
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You Answered B
• Incorrect!
Try again!
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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
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You Answered D
• Incorrect!
Isaac Newton lived before the power of electricity was regarded as a viable energy source.
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If a Kilowatt is 1,000 watts. How much is a Megawatt?
• 10,000• 100,000• 1,000,000• 10,000,000
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You Answered A
• Incorrect!
Not Enough Juice!
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You Answered B
• Incorrect!
Still Not Enough Energy!
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You Answered C
• Correct!
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You Answered D
• Incorrect!
Too much juice!
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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
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You Answered A
• Incorrect!
The Laurel Highlands region of PA has the highest number of wind power projects in the state.
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You Answered B
• Incorrect!
The Lake Erie shoreline offers high winds that are being developed for wind energy projects.
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You Answered C
• Incorrect
The Pocono region of PA offers high winds for wind power.
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You Answered D
• Correct!
The Allegheny National Forest does not offer high enough sustained wind speed to make wind power feasible.
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