Using Potential and Kinetic Energy Quick Check

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A team of engineers is working with a wind turbine. The team is working with a model and testing different angles for the blade of the wind turbine. What would the research question be for this team?(1 point)
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Which angle converts the largest percentage of potential energy from the wind into kinetic energy of the turbine?
Which angle converts the largest percentage of potential energy from the wind into kinetic energy of the turbine?

Which angle converts the largest percentage of kinetic energy from the wind into kinetic energy of the turbine?
Which angle converts the largest percentage of kinetic energy from the wind into kinetic energy of the turbine?

Which angle converts the largest percentage of kinetic energy from the wind into potential energy of the turbine?
Which angle converts the largest percentage of kinetic energy from the wind into potential energy of the turbine?

Which angle converts the largest percentage of potential energy from the wind into potential energy of the turbine?

Answer 1

The most appropriate research question for the team of engineers working with a wind turbine would be:

Which angle converts the largest percentage of potential energy from the wind into kinetic energy of the turbine?

This question focuses on how the blade angle of the turbine influences the conversion of wind energy (which has potential energy due to its height and kinetic energy due to its motion) into usable kinetic energy for the turbine's operation.