Generating Electricity with Wind Energy
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Objective
I can describe how wind energy can be used to generate electricity.
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Key concepts
3 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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Practice
11 questions
What is wind power?
Is wind a renewable or nonrenewable resource? Explain your answer.
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Exit ticket
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“Explain how wind turbines turn wind energy into electricity.”
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