Level 1Quiz – 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

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_________________________ 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

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● transmission lines ● kilowatt-hour● signs ● reservoir

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