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Index of Secondary Text Terms Figure 3.1: Network Map of Wind-related Concepts

Wind Speed

The speed of the wind can be estimated using the Beaufort scale or a wind sock or measured using an anemometer.

The energy content of the wind varies with the cube (i.e., the third power) of the average wind speed.   Visit "The Power of the Wind" web page for more information.


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This page was originally created by R. Timothy Smith when he was an overworked, underpaid Academic Specialist with the Department of Teacher Education in the College of Education at Michigan State University (1993-2001).

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