Video: Wind turbine quiz

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How much do you know about wind turbines? You are going to do a quiz and then watch a video to find the answers.Video time: 4 minutes 12 seconds. Activity time: 10 - 30 minutes


Task:  First try and guess the answers to these questions. 

1             How fast do wind turbines rotate (in rpm) ?

2             What percentage of the time do they rotate?

3             Which country in Europe has the most wind?

4             Which country in Europe has the biggest concentration of wind turbines?

5             How many homes can be powered by one wind turbine?

6             How many solar panels are needed to produce the same amount of energy ?

7             How long is the lifespan of a wind turbine?

8             How much CO2 is saved a year by one wind turbine, compared with 

               the same energy produced by fossil fuels?

9             What percentage of bird deaths are caused by wind turbines ?

10           How noisy is a wind turbine  (in decibels) at a distance of 400m?

11           What percentage of people in the UK are in favour of wind power?

2   Now watch the video and compare your answers.

 The answers to the quiz are below

Answers 

1  15-20 rpm

2  70 - 80%

3  UK

4  Denmark

5  1,219

6  16,000

7   25 years

8   2,365 tons

9   0,2%

10  40 dBa

11  70% (79% of young people)