Quiz Wind, Hydro, Solar

Level 1 Quiz – Wind, Hydro, Solar (Module 4)

Use the Word Bank to fill in the blanks:

1. The ______is a network of connected power lines that carry electricity throughout the United States.

2. A group of wind turbines is called a ______.

3. The ______is the only producer of hydropower in North Dakota.

4. ______means solar electricity.

5. ______is caused by uneven heating of the earth’s surface by the sun.

6. A lake formed by the water that is held back by a dam is called a

______.

7. In the early 1900s, some North Dakota residents began using

______to produce electricity.

8. The ______is a ball of gases – mostly hydrogen and helium.

9. Nearly 15 percent of North Dakota’s electricity is generated by giant

______.

10.______is power created by changing the energy of moving water into a useful form of energy.

11. By 1954, almost all of the farms in North Dakota had

1 ______brought by Rural Electric Cooperatives.

12. A wall built across a river in order to hold back the water is called a

______.

13. The core of the sun creates energy in a process called

______.

14.A ______is a device that changes mechanical energy to electrical energy.

15. Electricity from wind farms is carried by ______to the electricity grid.

16.Photovoltaic lighting is used for ______at Cross Ranch State Park, Turtle River State Park, and the State Hospital at Jamestown..

17.The reservoir of Garrison Dam is ______.

18.______is power created by changing the energy of the sun’s rays into a useful form of energy.

19. ______means heat.

20.A ______is a unit for measuring electricity.

Word Bank

● wind power ● sun ● electricity ● photovoltaics ● wind turbines ● electricity grid ● generator ● solar power ● thermal ● wind farm ● dam ● nuclear fusion ● wind ● Lake Sakakawea ● Garrison Dam ● hydropower

2 ● transmission lines ● kilowatt-hour ● signs ● reservoir