--- title: Power stations and the grid — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Technology description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 32 «Power stations and the grid» of the technology course of Mova's primary school, each with its options, Mova's choice and the right answer, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/technology/32-power-stations-and-the-grid/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Technology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/technology/) / Power stations and the grid # Power stations and the grid The 15 questions of lesson 32 «Power stations and the grid» of the technology course of Mova's primary school with their options, 79 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/technology/32-power-stations-and-the-grid/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/technology/32-power-stations-and-the-grid/t1/) — «that cooling tower is pumping out tons of smoke, gross» What is the best correction? — right ✓ · ★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/technology/32-power-stations-and-the-grid/t2/) — In a cartoon, a hero climbs a pylon to fix a wire himself. What is the real rule? — right ✓ · ★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/technology/32-power-stations-and-the-grid/t3/) — What would happen if a country built power stations but no pylons or wires? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/technology/32-power-stations-and-the-grid/t4/) — The final whistle blows and millions of people switch on kettles at once. What does the grid control room do? — right ✓ · ★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/technology/32-power-stations-and-the-grid/t5/) — «storm knocked a wire down by the gate, it's just lying there, can i move it» What is the right answer? — right ✓ · ★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/technology/32-power-stations-and-the-grid/t6/) — «bloody power's out again, light a candle» What is the safer choice? — right ✓ · ★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/technology/32-power-stations-and-the-grid/t7/) — Count them: a line of pylons has one pylon every 300 metres. How many gaps are there between 5 pylons in a row? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/technology/32-power-stations-and-the-grid/t8/) — Count them: a power station has 3 turbines, and each one turns 1 generator. How many generators? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/technology/32-power-stations-and-the-grid/t9/) — «nuclear power just burns uranium like coal, right» What is the best answer? — right ✓ · ★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/technology/32-power-stations-and-the-grid/t10/) — Why would a hydroelectric station pump water uphill at night when electricity is cheap? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/technology/32-power-stations-and-the-grid/t11/) — Why do engineers send electricity at high voltage over long lines but lower it before it reaches homes? — right ✓ · ★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/technology/32-power-stations-and-the-grid/e1/) — Identify the principal means by which the majority of electricity is generated in a power station. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/technology/32-power-stations-and-the-grid/e2/) — Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the white plume emitted from a cooling tower. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/technology/32-power-stations-and-the-grid/e3/) — Ascertain the reason for which electricity is transmitted over long distances at a very high voltage. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/technology/32-power-stations-and-the-grid/e4/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the conduct required of a person during an interruption of the electricity supply? — wrong ✗ · exam - ← previous: [31. Roads and road signs](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/technology/31-roads-and-road-signs/) - next →: [33. Wind, sun and other clean energy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/technology/33-wind-sun-and-other-clean-energy/) - ↑ back to [Technology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/technology/)