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This section includes 10 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Wind Energy knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
What is considered as a strong breeze on a Beaufort Wind Scale? |
| A. | 0 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 1 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» C. 1 | |
| 2. |
Which of the following are types of winds? |
| A. | Planetary winds, periodic winds, local winds |
| B. | Trade winds, westerly winds, plate tectonics |
| C. | Apples, monsoon |
| D. | Clouds, rains, storms |
| Answer» B. Trade winds, westerly winds, plate tectonics | |
| 3. |
How do thunderstorms form? |
| A. | Thunderstorms originate from a pleasant breeze |
| B. | Thunderstorms are produced by mid-level clouds |
| C. | Thunderstorms are produced by cumulonimbus cloud which generated gusty winds and heavy rains |
| D. | Thunderstorms originate from low-level clouds and do not carry rain with them |
| Answer» D. Thunderstorms originate from low-level clouds and do not carry rain with them | |
| 4. |
Which of the following equations best explains the phenomenon of winds flowing from high pressure to low pressure? |
| A. | Pressure = Force/Area |
| B. | Roult s law |
| C. | Force = mass*acceleration |
| D. | Ideal gas equation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
What is land breeze? |
| A. | Winds that hit the sea to generate extremely weak winds which spreads in all directions |
| B. | Winds from land that flow during night towards the sea and replace the lighter and rising hot air |
| C. | Winds from sea that flow towards the land and replace the lighter and rising hot air |
| D. | Short gusts originating from land |
| Answer» D. Short gusts originating from land | |
| 6. |
What is sea breeze? |
| A. | Winds that don t strike the ground level |
| B. | Winds from sea that flow during day towards the land and replace the lighter and rising hot air |
| C. | Winds that hit the land to generate extremely weak winds which spreads in all directions |
| D. | Short gusts originating from sea |
| Answer» C. Winds that hit the land to generate extremely weak winds which spreads in all directions | |
| 7. |
A downburst is created by an area of rain-cooled air that _____ |
| A. | after hitting the ground generates strong winds which spread in all directions |
| B. | don t hit the ground |
| C. | after hitting the ground generates extremely weak winds which spreads in all directions |
| D. | are short gusts |
| Answer» B. don t hit the ground | |
| 8. |
Which of the following are examples of periodic winds? |
| A. | Gusts |
| B. | Windstorm |
| C. | Westerly winds |
| D. | Monsoons, land and sea breeze, mountain and valley breeze |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
What are periodic winds? |
| A. | Westerly winds |
| B. | Winds that do not change their direction periodically with the change in season |
| C. | Winds that change their direction periodically with the change in season |
| D. | Trade winds |
| Answer» D. Trade winds | |
| 10. |
Westerly winds of Southern Hemisphere ______ |
| A. | weaker and maintain a constant direction than its counterpart in Northern Hemisphere |
| B. | are stronger and maintain a constant direction than its counterpart in Northern Hemisphere are |
| C. | are stronger but do not maintain a constant direction than its counterpart in Northern Hemisphere |
| D. | blow from equatorial low pressure areas to sub-tropical high pressure areas |
| Answer» C. are stronger but do not maintain a constant direction than its counterpart in Northern Hemisphere | |