Activity
ENERGY OBTAINED
FROM WIND
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We often observe some non-living things moving or performing some functions.
For example, a boat is sailing in the sea, as shown in Figure 4.
What is causing the sailing boat to move?
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Wind possesses movement energy.
Wind pushes the open sails of the boat and makes it move.
So, wind is also a source of energy.
Let us nd out the form of energy that we can obtain from the wind.
Figure 4 - A sailing boat
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