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Question 5
a.

Wind turbines are used to generate electricity.

What is the useful energy transfer in a wind turbine? A. kinetic to electrical B. thermal to electrical C. GPE to electrical D. chemical to electrical

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b.

Wind turbines use a renewable energy resource to generate electricity. State two other methods of generating electricity using renewable energy resources.

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c.

A municipal wind turbine operates with an efficiency of 34%34\%34%. State one form of energy that is wasted by the wind turbine.

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d.

For a Sankey diagram representing this wind turbine, state the percentage of the input energy that is:

  1. transferred as useful electrical energy
  2. transferred as wasted energy
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