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What has wind powered historically?
What has wind powered historically?
- Cars and airplanes
- Boats and windmills (correct)
- Natural gas pipelines and refineries
- Coal mines and factories
Which natural sources are mentioned as examples of renewable energy in the text?
Which natural sources are mentioned as examples of renewable energy in the text?
- Sunlight, water, and wind (correct)
- Geothermal heat, biomass, and nuclear fusion
- Oil, natural gas, and coal
- Uranium, plutonium, and thorium
What process is crucial for modernizing America's electricity grid according to the text?
What process is crucial for modernizing America's electricity grid according to the text?
- Making it smarter, more secure, and better integrated (correct)
- Adding more coal-fired power plants
- Increasing reliance on fracked gas
- Building large-scale nuclear power stations
What is an example of a small-scale renewable energy system mentioned in the text?
What is an example of a small-scale renewable energy system mentioned in the text?
Which energy sources did humans increasingly turn to over the past 500 years?
Which energy sources did humans increasingly turn to over the past 500 years?
What does renewable energy technology aim to capture and retain efficiently?
What does renewable energy technology aim to capture and retain efficiently?
What is the primary method of capturing solar energy mentioned in the text?
What is the primary method of capturing solar energy mentioned in the text?
Which region in the Philippines is known as a tourist destination due to its wind power facilities?
Which region in the Philippines is known as a tourist destination due to its wind power facilities?
What role do photovoltaic solar panels play in solar power generation?
What role do photovoltaic solar panels play in solar power generation?
Which month in the Philippines receives the highest solar energy per square meter as stated in the text?
Which month in the Philippines receives the highest solar energy per square meter as stated in the text?
In what way do modern wind turbines contribute to electricity generation?
In what way do modern wind turbines contribute to electricity generation?
What is the primary focus of passive solar heating in building design as mentioned in the text?
What is the primary focus of passive solar heating in building design as mentioned in the text?
What is the main difference between utility-scale wind and distributed wind energy?
What is the main difference between utility-scale wind and distributed wind energy?
What is the purpose of offshore wind turbines?
What is the purpose of offshore wind turbines?
How does a wind turbine convert wind energy into electricity?
How does a wind turbine convert wind energy into electricity?
What is the primary source of biomass energy?
What is the primary source of biomass energy?
Which of the following materials is NOT typically used to generate power through biomass energy?
Which of the following materials is NOT typically used to generate power through biomass energy?
How does the size of offshore wind turbines compare to land-based turbines?
How does the size of offshore wind turbines compare to land-based turbines?
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