Tidal energy

EXERCISE NO. __

1. How far from the land the tidal power plant built from the coast
line?
A. 12 m B. 12 ft C. 12 yd D. 12 miles

2. How many times do the tides occur in a day?

A. 2 times B. 4 times C. 3 times D. 1 time only

3. What is the movement of water away from the shore called?

A. Flood Tide B. Spring Tide C. Ebb Tide D. Neap
Tide

4. What is the movement of water generated by or associated with

the change in mean sea level called?
A. Tidal Variation B. Tidal Volume C. Tidal Current D.
Tidal Range

5. How deep should the tidal turbine be installed?

A. 3-5 m B. 6-8 ft C. 6-8 m D. 1-3 m

6. What tidal technology used that is similar in wind technology?

A. Tidal Barrage B. Tidal Lagoon C. Tidal Fences D. Tidal
Turbines

7. How many high peaks occur in a single tidal system?

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D.4

8. Which of the following is the advantage of Tidal Energy?

A. Expensive
B. Not Enough Reseach
C. Cost Effective
D. Close to Land

9. What tidal technology exploits fast flowing underwater ocean

current for energy generation?
A. Tidal Fences B. Tidal Stream Generator C. Tidal Turbines D.
Tidal Lagoon

10. It is a form of hydropower that converts the energy

obtained from the tides into useful forms of power.
A. Wind Energy B. Solar Energy C. Biomass D. Tidal Energy
SOLAR ENERGY

1.) A 4m² asphalt pavement with emissivity of 0.85 as a surface

temperature of 50°C. Find the maximum rate of radiation that can be
emitted from the surface in watts.Use formula Qr=20408.4x10˄-8
(Fe)(A) (T1-T2)˄4
a)2068.32 b)2078.32 c)2088.32 c)2098.32

2.) A 10cm diameter spherical ball whose surface is maintained at

temperature of 70°C is suspended in the middle at 20°C. If the
convection heat transfer coefficient is 15 W/m²-C and the emissivity
of the surface is 0.8, determine the total heat transfer from the ball.
a) 23.56 watts b) 32.77 watts c) 9.22 watts d) 43.45 watts

3.) Energy from the sun.

a)mechanical energy b)tidal energy c)solar energy d)geothermal

4.) How many percent does infra-red radiation from the sunlight
reaches to the ground ?
a)5% b)10% c)15% d)45%

5.) The most common way to harvest solar energy.

a)ceramic b)magnifying glass c)solar panels d)carbon fiber

6.) The filament of a 100-watt bulb maybe considered a black body

radiating into a black enclosure at 80°C. Considering only radiation,
calculate the filament temperature in °C if the filament diameter is
0.10mm and the length is 6cm.
a) 2514 b) 2837 c) 3122 d) 2674

7.) How many watts will be radiated from a spherical black body 15cm
in diameter at a temperature of 800°C ?
a) 5.34 KW b) 4.34 KW c) 6.34 KW d) 3.34 KW
8.) Converting solar energy directly in to electrical energy.
a) photovoltaics b) photoelectric c) solar d)flat-plate
collector

9.) is a metal box with a glass or plastic cover (called glazing) on top
and a dark-colored absorber plate on the bottom.
a) CSP b)integral collector c)flat-plate collector d)ETC

10.) convert energy from the sun into usable heat in a solar water
heating system a)ICS b)flat-plate c)CSP d)ETC
BIOMASS
1. Biomass is a renewable source of _______.
a. Plants
b. Food
c. Energy
d. Light

2. The term biomass most often refers to ________.

a. Inorganic matter
b. Chemicals
c. Organic matter
d. Ammonium compound

3. Biomass is useful to produce ________.

a. Chemicals
b. Fibers
c. Transportation Fuels
d. Biochemicals

4. Which of the following forestry materials can be used as biomass?

a. Tallow
b. Fish oil
c. Logging residues
d. Metal Scrap

5. Which of the following is not used as biomass?

a. Hybrid poplar
b. Willow algae
c. Iron nails
d. Trap grease

6. The aerobic digestion of sewage is used to produce______.

a. Biomass
b. Synthetic fuels
c. Bio Fuels
d. Metal articles

7. What largest resources of biomass?

a. human waste
b. pig waste
c. wood
d. none of these

8. Biomass environmental advantages except, _______.

a. renewable resources
b. reduces landfills
c. produce pollution
d. reduces acid rain and smog
9. A process where biomass is being dried.
a. pyrolysis
b. combustion
c. drying
d. reduction

10. The highest rate of energy source according to DOE Energy

Information Administration as of 2010 to 2019.
a. hydro-electric
b. geothermal
c. biomass
d. wind energy
Wind energy
1. What does Heating and cooling of the atmosphere generates?

a) Thermo line circulation

b) Radiation currents

c) Convection currents

d) Conduction currents

2. How much is the energy available in the winds over the earth surface
is estimated to be?

a) 2.9 X 120 MW

b) 1.6 X 107 MW

c) 1 MW

d) 5MW

3. What is the main source for the formation of wind?

a) Uneven land

b) Sun

c) Vegetation

d) Seasons

4. “During the day, the air above the land heats up more quickly than
the air over water”.

a) True

b) False
5. What type of energy is wind energy?

a) Renewable energy

b) Non-renewable energy

c) Conventional energy

d) Commercial energy

6. What are used to turn wind energy into electrical energy?

a) Turbine

b) Generators

c) Yaw motor

d) Blades

7. At what range of speed is the electricity from the wind turbine is

generated?

a) 100 – 125 mph

b) 450 – 650 mph

c) 250 – 450 mph

d) 30-35 mph

8. Which part of the wind turbines senses wind speed, wind direction,
shaft speed and torque?

a) Turbine blade

b) Shaft

c) Rotor

d) Controller
9. Why blade velocity of wind turbine varies?

a) Due to varying wind speeds

b) Long length of blades

c) Due to the height of mount

d) Because of hotness of Sun

10. A wind turbine designed too to come into operation at a minimum

wind speed is called ______

a) Cut in velocity

b) Windward

c) Cut out velocity

d) Upwind location

11. Which type of windmill has better performance?

a) Vertical type wind mills

b) Darrieus type machines

c) Magnus effect rotor

d) Horizontal type windmills

12. What does WECS stands for?

a) Wind energy conversion system

b) Wind engine control system

c) Wind energy combined system

d) Wind engine comparison system

13. What produces more electricity?

a) on mountains

b) near the sea

c) plain areas

d) all of the above

14. What type of energy is renewable and from the wind?

a) wind

b) tidal

c) solar

d) biomass
Geothermal power plant
1. The word geothermal comes from the Greek words geo which
means earth and therme which means?

A.Atmosphere B.Temperature C.Heat D.Crust

2. Geothermal energy has been around ever since the earth was
formed about how many billion years ago?

A.1.6 B.2.6 C.3.6 D.4.6

3. He was the one who first tested the geothermal power

generator

A.John Grant B.Piero Ginori C.Jason Peaks

D.Greg Masot

4. He was the one who launched the world’s second geothermal

powerplant.

A.John Grant B.Thomas Brigoli C.Marcus Hill

D.Alexander Naigel

5. How many KW of electricity was produced during the launch of

the world’s second geothermal?

A.100 B.250 C.250

D.300

6. Geothermal energy can sometimes find it’s way to the surface in

the form of?

A.Hotsprings/Geysers B.Lake C.Ocean

D.Falls
 7. Most of the geothermal activities in the world occurs in an area
which is called?

A. Ring of hotness B.Ring of flame C.Ring of Volcano

D.Ring of fire

8. Which type of geothermal plant uses direct steam from ground

to the turbine?

A.Dry Steam B.Flash Steam C.Binary Power Plant

D.Hydrothermal Plant

9. The binary cycle plant has water temperature that can be low
as?

A.57ºC B.100ºC C.200ºC D.300ºC

10. Geothermal flash steam power uses water temperature atleast?

A. 150ºC B.182ºC C.200ºC D.250ºC

11. Temperatures in the upper 10ft in the surface holds nearly

between constant temperatures
of ?

A.10-20ºF B.20-30ºF C.40-50ºF D.50-60ºF

12. Binary cycle power plant have a thermal efficiency rate of only?

A.10-13% B.13-16% C.16-19% D.19-22%

Hydroelectric energy

1.) Hydroelectric power plant is?

a) Conventional source of energy
b) Continuous source of energy
c) Non-renewable source of energy
d) Non-conventional source of energy

2.) Which of the following is not an advantage of hydroelectric power

plant?
a) No standby losses
b) Low running cost
c) Continuous power source
d) No fuel requirement

3.) Which of the following is not a requirement for site selection of

hydroelectric power plant?
a) Availability of water
b) Rocky land
c) Large catchment area
d) Sedimentation

4.) The amount of electrical energy that can be generated by a hydroelectric

power plant depends upon?
a) Head of water
b) Quantity of water
c) Specific weight of water
d) Efficiency of Alternator

5.) The power output from a hydroelectric power plant depends on three
perimeters?
a) Head, type and dam of discharge
b) Head, discharge and efficiency of the system
c) Efficiency of the system, type of draft tube and type of turbine used
d) Type of dam, discharge and type of catchment area
6.) Which statement about surge tank is wrong?
a) Ideal location of surge tank is at the turbine inlet
b) A decrease in load demands cause a rise in water level in surge tank
c) Surge tanks are totally closed to avoid entry of unwanted objects
to penstock
d) Surge tanks are installed to reduce harm effects of water hammer
phenomenon

7.) Draft tube increases the operating head on the turbine?

a) True
b) False

8.) Penstock in a hydroelectric power plant is?

a) A pipe connected to runner
b) Nozzle that release high pressure water on turbine blades
c) A conduit connecting forebay to scroll case of turbine
d) A pipe connecting surge tank to dam

9.) Dam having very wide base as compared to its height is called?
a) Buttress dam
b) Arch dam
c) Earth dam
d) Solid gravity dam

10.) Which element of hydroelectric power plant prevents the penstock

from water hammer phenomenon?
a) Valves and Gates
b) Draft tubes
c) Spillway
d) Surge tank
11.) Which of the following statement is true about hydroelectric power
plant?
a) Hydroelectric power plants are multipurpose
b) Due to non-uniform flow of water frequency control in such plant
is very difficult
c) Hydroelectric power plants has high running cost
d) Water is used as fuel in hydroelectric power plant

12.) Which of the following is the correct equation for the electrical
power generated by the hydroelectric power plant?
a) 75x0.736 wQHn Watt
b) (7.5/0.736) x wQHn Watt
c) 0.845 x wQHn Watt
d) 9.81 x wQHn Watt

13.) Potential energy of water is used to drive the turbine.

a) True
b) False

14.) Which of the components of the hydroelectric power plant that is

powering and making the energy?
a) Penstock
b) Shafting
c) Turbines
d) Generator

15.) What pulls water into the penstock?

a) Gravity
b) The force of all the water
c) Gary falkman
d) The turbine