Wind Crossword
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1. Wind turbines can produce enough _____ to power up to 1,000 homes
2. Number of blades on most wind turbines
3. Parts of a wind turbine that capture wind energy
5. Warm air _____
6. Replenished in a short time
9. Group of wind turbines
7. Energy source that produces wind
10. Transfers motion to the generator
8. A turbine blade _____ the speed of the wind
13. A top wind energy state
4. Device that measures wind speed
11. Device to increase speed of spinning shaft 12. Device that turns motion into electricity 14. Air over _____ heats up more slowly 15. Wind increases with _____ (elevation) 16. Wind is caused by uneven _____ of the Earth’s surface
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