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What is wind? What type of energy is possessed by wind? (b) Explain how, wind energy can be used to generate electricity. Illustrate your answer with the help of a labelled diagram.
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05/08/2021 1:41 pm
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(a) What is wind? What type of energy is possessed by wind?
(b) Explain how, wind energy can be used to generate electricity. Illustrate your answer with the help of a labelled diagram.
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05/08/2021 1:43 pm
(a) Moving air is known as wind. Wind posses kinetic energy.
(b) The fast moving wind strikes the wind turbine which starts rotating. The shaft of the wind turbine also rotates and drives the generator which produces electricity.
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