Have you ever flown a kite and felt the wind tugging it higher into the sky? That same power can be used to create electricity! Wind turbines are tall towers with blades that spin when the wind blows. Inside the turbine, the spinning blades turn a generator, which makes electricity. You can learn. . Wind power is a renewable energy source. Read Aloud: Rewind (Subscriber Feature)Read Aloud: Play/Stop (Subscriber Feature. Wind power also does not cause pollution. At night, the winds are reversed because air cools more rapidly over land than it does over water.
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