Grade level: 5 – 6th grades
Skills: Radius, diameter, circumference & area of a circle
Related environmental issues: Energy
The average hub height of a wind turbine installed in the United States during 2015 was 82 meters. And The average rotor diameter of a wind turbine installed during the same year was 102 meters. What is the average overall height of a wind turbine installed during 2015?
Source: U.S. Department of Energy, 2016. 2015 Wind Technologies Market Report
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Answer keys
133 meters
102/2=51
51+82=133