Question

Application question: In Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, it is common for members of the Amish community to use windmills to pump water from underground to fill a tank for drinking water. The wind causes the turbine blades to spin, rotating a shaft, which is transferred through some gears to operate a pump, which pumps water up from deep below the ground to fill an above ground tank. Identify the energy conversions happening at each step below.
Wind blows______causing the turbine to turn, rotating shaft works pump_____energy.
Motion of water moving up from well______energy.
Water in tank which is positioned 5 feet above the ground level______potential energy.

Answer 1

Answer:

Wind blows__wind energy ____causing the turbine to turn, rotating shaft works pump__mechanical___energy.

Motion of water moving up from well___kinetic energy___energy.

Water in tank which is positioned 5 feet above the ground level______potential energy

Explanation:

Wind has in it wind energy which is then used to rotate the turbine shaft which is a form of mechanical work and hence possess mechanical energy

Moving water posses kinetic energy and when this water is kept at some height it possess potential energy