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This section includes 15 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Ocean Energy knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Strong coast-parallel oscillating tidal currents are found in ______ |
| A. | India |
| B. | United States |
| C. | China |
| D. | Australia |
| Answer» D. Australia | |
| 2. |
What is dynamic tidal power? |
| A. | A theoretical technology exploiting potential energy of tides |
| B. | A theoretical technology exploiting potential and kinetic energy of tides |
| C. | A practical technology exploiting kinetic and potential energy of tides |
| D. | A practical technology exploiting thermal energy of tides |
| Answer» C. A practical technology exploiting kinetic and potential energy of tides | |
| 3. |
Both horizontal and vertical turbines are used to harness energy from tides. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 4. |
Which of the following is similar to the working of tidal stream generator? |
| A. | Geothermal turbine |
| B. | Heat pump |
| C. | Anaerobic digestion |
| D. | Wind turbine |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
How does a tide mill work? |
| A. | By storing the water and creating a difference in water level |
| B. | By storing the water when the tide is low and releasing it through a turbine when the tide is high |
| C. | By storing the water when the tide is high and releasing it through a turbine when the tide is low |
| D. | By using the running water of a tide |
| Answer» D. By using the running water of a tide | |
| 6. |
What is a tide mill? |
| A. | A dam to store the tide |
| B. | A water mill driven by tidal rise and fall |
| C. | A barrage |
| D. | A lagoon |
| Answer» C. A barrage | |
| 7. |
Bulges of water are called high tides. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 8. |
On which two sides of the earth do the tidal forces cause water to bulge out? |
| A. | Both sides closest to moon |
| B. | Both sides farthest from moon |
| C. | Both sides facing the sun |
| D. | Side closest to the moon and farthest from the moon |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
How many low tides occur every day? |
| A. | One |
| B. | Five |
| C. | Two |
| D. | Four |
| Answer» D. Four | |
| 10. |
How many high tides occur every day? |
| A. | One |
| B. | Two |
| C. | Four |
| D. | Three |
| Answer» C. Four | |
| 11. |
Tidal power is renewable because _________ |
| A. | tide falls and rises without fuel |
| B. | tide falls and rises with fuel |
| C. | tide neither falls nor rises without fuel |
| D. | tide neither falls nor rises with fuel |
| Answer» B. tide falls and rises with fuel | |
| 12. |
Tidal lagoon is _______ |
| A. | unidirectional |
| B. | unpredictable |
| C. | the same as tidal stream |
| D. | bi-directional |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
Which of the following steps best describes the working of tidal lagoons? |
| A. | Floods generator turbines turbine wicket gates lagoon difference in water level between lagoon and sea |
| B. | Floods turbine wicket gates generator turbines lagoon difference in water level between lagoon and sea |
| C. | Floods turbine wicket gates lagoon difference in water level between lagoon and sea generator turbines |
| D. | Turbine wicket gates floods lagoon difference in water level between lagoon and sea generator turbines |
| Answer» D. Turbine wicket gates floods lagoon difference in water level between lagoon and sea generator turbines | |
| 14. |
How does a tidal lagoon work? |
| A. | By storing sea water |
| B. | By creating a difference in water levels |
| C. | By placing the turbine in the running water |
| D. | By creating barrages |
| Answer» C. By placing the turbine in the running water | |
| 15. |
What is a tidal lagoon? |
| A. | A man-made structure that spans the area of coastline with a high tidal range |
| B. | A man-made structure that spans the entire coastline |
| C. | A barrage |
| D. | A fast-flowing water body caused due to tides |
| Answer» B. A man-made structure that spans the entire coastline | |