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What is the main function of the gearbox in a wind turbine system?

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What is the main advantage of any downwind turbine?
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The power generated in a windmill:
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The power generated in a windmill
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Wind energy utilises......

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The power generated in a windmill:
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Choose the incorrect statement regarding wind power.
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Unequal heating of the landmass and water bodies by solar radiation generates air movement and causes winds to blow. This _____ energy of the wind can be used to do work.
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The _____ energy content of wind blowing at high altitudes is the source of wind power.
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Choose the incorrect statement regarding wind power.
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Windmills convert the ______ energy of the wind to electrical energy.
 
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Which of the following wind turbine is mostly used to extract wind energy?
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A diagram of wind machine is given below. Each part is numbered A, B, C and D. What is the function of B?
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The power generated in a windmill
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 What is the main advantage of an upwind turbine?
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Choose the incorrect statement regarding wind power.
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A diagram of wind machine is given below. Each part is numbered A, B, C and D. What is the function of B?
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Wind is caused due to the _____ heating of air near the earth's surface.

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Choose the incorrect statement regarding wind power.
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Air flows from a region of ______ pressure to a region of _____ pressure.
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The maximum wind energy available is directly proportional to