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Here are some renewable energy sources:

1) Wind energy 2) Solar energy 3) Tidal power 4) Hydroelectricity 5) Geothermal 6) Natural gas 7) Thermal energy media type="custom" key="22871786" This is a video from TeacherTube

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What is wind energy and why is it important to our community? Wind energy is renewable and important to our community because fossil fuels don't last forever, so we need a new renewable source of energy. Wind energy is a great source of energy because it is a renewable source of energy and it is very helpful to our community. Since we have wind energy and wind mills when the wind blows, it spins the blades on the wind mill which turn the turbines in order to create electricity.
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Advantages: 1) Wind energy produces a great amount of electricity. 2) Wind turbines give off harmful pollution. 3) Wind energy is a free source of energy. 4) Since the wind never stops blowing, it is a renewable source of energy.

Disadvantages: 1) If the wind turbines are too strong, they must be turned off. 2)The blades on the windmill break easily.

__ **Solar Energy** __ What is solar energy and why do we need it? Solar energy comes from the sun. When the sun's protons hit the panels, it knocks the electrons out of the way. When one gets knocked out of the way, the other electrons cover the space. When this happens it creates heat. The heat turns the turbines which creates electricity.

__**Geothermal Energy**__ What is geothermal energy? Geothermal energy comes from hot rocks in the center of the earth. When water hits these rocks, it creates steam. The steam turns the turbines which creates electricity.

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1. [|How a Wind Turbine Works] (The TeacherTube video) 2 [| Wind Power] (The YouTube video) 3 [|AlliantEnergyKids.com] (the website)