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Wind Energy

Wind energy is power we capture from moving air, often by spinning blades that turn a generator.

Think of it this way

A pinwheel sitting in a bowl spins when air moves across its flat blades. The faster the air moves, the faster the blades spin. A wind turbine works the same way — moving air pushes large flat blades, and that spinning motion powers a generator.

Explaining wind energy by grade level

Wind pushes on things and makes them move. When wind hits a blade on a windmill, the blade spins. That spinning motion can make power, just like a battery does. Bigger blades catch more wind, so they spin with more force.