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Give any two advantages of using wind energy and any two limitations of wind energy?


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Advantages of wind energy:
1-Wind energy is used to generate electricity using windmills.
2-Wind energy is used in sailboats. A sailboat uses wind to sail and guide its motion.
3-Wind energy is used for the separation of grain from the husk.

Two limitations of wind energy.

1-The direction of the wind is not the same all the time.
2-Wind has low energy density, that is wind has low energy per unit volume.
3-Harnessing wind energy is a costly process.


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