What state generates the third largest amount of electricity from wind in the United States?

Grade level: 4th – 6th grades

Skills: Number comparison / Subtraction (4-digit numbers)

Related environmental issues: Energy

The map below shows the top 5 states that generate the largest amount of electricity from wind.

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  1.  What state generates the largest amount of electricity from wind in the United States?
  2. What state generates the third largest amount of electricity from wind in the United States?
  3. How much more electricity does Iowa generate from wind than California?
  4. How much more electricity does Oklahoma generate from wind than Kansas?

Sources: U.S. Energy Gov., U.S. Installed and Potential Wind Power Capacity and Generation

 

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Answer keys

  1. Texas
  2. Oklahoma
  3. 2,537 MW (8,422 – 5,885 = 2,537)
  4. 2,409MW (8,072 – 5,663 = 2,409)