Question

The government of a rural city wants to build an electrical energy plant. While brainstorming for possible resources to use, the planners made a list as shown of some requirements and aspects of the city's location that restrict what type of power plant can be built.

The power plant must provide a clean source of energy.
The energy source must be renewable.
The city is rural so the facility can cover a large area.
The city is in a plains region with high winds.
The city is close to a swift river.
Which power source is the best option for the city to use in order to comply with the restrictions listed?

A. Geothermal power since it is clean and uses the river for heat.
B. Hydropower since it is clean and uses the river's flow.
C. Wind power since it is clean and uses the wind's flow.
D. Nuclear power since it is clean and uses the river for cooling.

Answer 1

Answer: The answer would be wind power since it is clean and uses the wind's flow. The city is next to a river so the city would be using the river. Wind power is the best option here.

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Answer 2

C. Wind Power

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the city experiences "high winds". Wind power is a clean source of energy, that is renewable.

The structure covers a small area and also leaves a low carbon footprint. This allows large areas to be used for agricultural purposes.

The river, I believe cannot be a suitable resource, for hydropower. Because in a rural community, the river is used for other purposes. And the Hydropower plant (HPP) would require exclusive use of the water.

For the same reason a nuclear power (NPP) plant and geothermal power plants (GPP) could not be ideal, because the river becomes polluted and not suitable for consumption of animals or humans.