Tidal Power Reading Answers
Answer questions 18-30 based on your reading of the passage given.
Tidal Power
Answers
The answers to questions 18-30 are given below along with their explanations.
Question Number | Answer | Keywords | Location of Keywords |
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18 | A | Tides, predictable, power input, constant | Para A, lines 2-3 |
19 | D | drastically reducing its carbon dioxide emissions | Para A, lines 4-5 |
20 | E | close gas, coal and nuclear power plants | Para A, lines 5-6 |
21 | F | export renewable power to other parts of Europe | Para A, line 6 |
22 | J | The best sites, between islands, around heavily indented coasts, strong tidal currents | Para C, last 2 lines |
23 | Maintenance | designed, lifted out of the water, maintenance | Para D, line 7 |
24 | Slow | unlikely, at risk, relatively slow-turning blades | Para D, lines 4-5 |
25 | Low pressure | low pressure behind a turning blade, air bubbles | Para F, line 1 |
26 | cavitation | One technical difficulty is cavitation | Para F, line 1 |
27 | C | first station, installed, Lynmouth in Devon | Para C, lines 2-3 |
28 | E | fed, French Grid, re-imported, Britain, cable under the Channel | Para E, lines 3-4 |
29 | A | Unlike wind power, Britain, developed, abandoned, 20 years, Dutch, major industry, undersea turbines could become, big export earner, island nations, Japan, New Zealand. | Para A, last 4 lines |
30 | C | technology, dealing with, hostile saline environment under the sea has, developed, North Sea oil industry, much, already known, turbine blade design, wind power, ship propellers | Para C, lines 6-9 |
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