Generating Electricity with Wind Energy
Learning Objective
I can describe how wind energy can be used to generate electricity.
Key Concepts
Wind power is a renewable and clean energy source because it doesn't create pollution and we will never run out of it.
Wind turbines use the wind to turn blades, which then turn shafts and gears inside the turbine to drive an electrical generator.
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.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 11 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. What is wind power?
2. Is wind a renewable or nonrenewable resource? Explain your answer.
3. What is one way that wind power is considered 'clean energy'?
...and 8 more questions
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What is Wind Power?
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