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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