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    Wind Energy
    Wind Energy
    Wind Energy
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    Wind Energy

    By Chris Eboch

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    Wind energy harnesses the power of the wind. This clean, renewable energy is growing in its technology and popularity. Readers will learn how it is used, how it compares to other forms of energy, and how they may get involved in this exciting growing field some day. Get ready for an Energy Revolution!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCapstone Young Readers
    Release dateMay 1, 2019
    ISBN9781496640680
    Wind Energy
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    Chris Eboch

    M.M. Eboch is a pen name for Chris Eboch, a prolific middle grade author who has contributed to the Childhood of Famous Americans series and wrote the Haunted series.

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      Wind Energy - Chris Eboch

      Energy Revolution: Wind Energy by M. M. Eboch

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      COVER

      TITLE PAGE

      CHAPTER 1:WIND POWER THROUGH THE AGES

      CHAPTER 2:GETTING ENERGY FROM THE WIND

      CHAPTER 3:PROBLEMS AND POTENTIAL WITH WIND POWER

      CHAPTER 4:THE FUTURE OF WIND ENERGY

      GLOSSARY

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      CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS

      INDEX

      COPYRIGHT

      BACK COVER

      CHAPTER 1

      WIND POWER THROUGH THE AGES

      Open a window and a breeze may help cool your house. But wind can also create enough power to turn on your lights. Wind power is renewable energy. It can take the place of the traditional power plants that make energy. It may seem like wind energy is something new. But it is actually very old. Wind has been used to power sailboats for at least 7,000 years. Wind fills the sail and pushes the boat.

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      Later people built windmills to harness the wind’s power. A windmill is a tower with

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