Wind & solar

• How is wind generated?

  Wind power is generated by WIND TURBINES

  -have blades that spin due to the wind

  The spinning action tuns into a generator which produces electricity
• How is solar power generated?

  By solar panels which can generate electricity directly from sunlight
• Give 3 advantages that wind and solar power have in common

  1. renewable
  2. cheap to run once set up
  3. dont do any permanent damage to the environment or release any pollutants
• Give 2 disadvantages that wind and solar power have in common

  1. Unreliable (only generate power when the wind blows or sun shines)
  2. expensive to set up
• Which energy transfer takes place when generating wind power?

  Kinetic energy