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Advantages:
The wind can be used to
- wind assists with the erosion of rocks, which then replenishes worn out soil or forms deltas at rivers
- wind carries soil particles to new areas to replenish the soil
- wind moves water in streams, lakes, oceans
- power yachts, sailboats and sailing ships.
- drive windmills for pumping water, grinding corn, powdering rocks etc.
- generate clean, green, pollution-free electricity
- dry clothes
- cool people on hot days
- power land yachts
- fly kites
- fly gliders
Disadvantages:
The wind can do a lot of damage. For example, it can
- can cause too much erosion
- blow down trees
- rip roofs off buildings,
- destroy crops
- drive ships onto rocks
- knock down walls
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What are some advantages and disadvantages of using wind energy to create electricity?
The advantage is that wind is renewable- it does not get used up. Disadvantages- the wind does not always blow, it does not blow at a constant speed, and it does not always blow where electricity is needed. It can be costly to generate and store electricity from wind energy.
What are the dis-advantages of wind energy?
Disadvantages 1)Wind power needs a lot of land. 2)wind power is a hard subtences to get in a town where they do not get that much wind . 3)Towns that do not get this much wind that is needed for the turbines .
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Advantages: clean energy, relatively cheap, "green" source of energy. Disadvantages: wind turbines can kill birds, the turbines themselves are not very attractive to look at.
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