Question

Choose the incorrect statement regarding wind power 

(a) It is expected to harness wind power to a minimum in open space 

(b) The potential energy content of wind blowing at high altitudes is the source of wind power 

(c) Wind hitting at the blades of a windmill causes them to rotate The rotation thus achieved can be utilized further 

(d) One possible method of utilizing the energy of rotational motion of the blades of a windmill is to run the turbine of an electric generator

Answer 1

The answer is (b) The potential energy content of wind blowing at high altitudes is the source of wind power.

• Wind power runs by kinetic energy of the wind.
•  Hence statement (b) is wrong