The kinetic energy of the wind is transferred to the wind turbine blade when the wi...

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Problem

The kinetic energy of the wind is transferred to the wind turbine blade when the wind collides with the blade and the wind loses kinetic energy.

Step-by-step solution

The kinetic energy of the wind is transferred to the wind turbine blade, causing the blade to gain kinetic energy and the wind to lose kinetic energy.

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Answer

and the blade gains all the kinetic energy