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Question
Choose the incorrect statement regarding wind power
Options
It is expected to harness wind power to minimum in open space
The potential energy content of wind blowing at high altitudes is the source of wind power
Wind hitting at the blades of a windmill causes them to rotate The rotation thus achieved can be utilised further
One possible method of utilising the energy of rotational motion of the blades of a windmill is to run the turbine of an electric generator
Solution
The potential energy content of wind blowing at high altitudes is the source of wind power
Explanation -
The high speed or kinetic energy content of wind blowing at high altitudes is the source of wind power. It is not the potential energy.
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