Wind power is energy that comes from the wind.

Is wind a renewable or nonrenewable resource? Explain your answer.

Wind is a renewable resource because we don't use it up when we use its energy; there will always be more wind.

What is one way that wind power is considered 'clean energy'?

Wind power doesn't create pollution that harms the environment like burning fossil fuels does.

Windmills were historically used to grind grain into flour.

Wind turbines are used today to turn wind energy into electricity.

Grade 5th Grade · Science · 45 min

I can describe how wind energy can be used to generate electricity.

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What is Wind Power?

3 key concepts

1
Wind power is a renewable and clean energy source because it doesn't create pollution and we will never run out of it.
2
Wind turbines use the wind to turn blades, which then turn shafts and gears inside the turbine to drive an electrical generator.
3
Wind farms are built in places that are windy most of the time, and the largest wind farm in the United States is Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center in Texas.

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“Explain how wind turbines turn wind energy into electricity.”

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