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A farmer decides that he is going to produce his own energy on the farm by using a type of renewable energy. The renewable energy could come from ____
A
setting up wind turbines
B
having a coal furnace
C
using natural gas
D
burning oil
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Many different forms of renewable energy can be produced in rural areas, ranging from wind, solar and geothermal to different forms of bioenergy. Wind and solar energy generation have significantly improved in recent years and there is a significant range of equipment available on the market.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sunlight and wind, for example, are such sources that are constantly being replenished. Renewable energy sources are plentiful and all around us. Fossil fuels-coal, oil and gas-on the other hand, are non-renewable resources that take hundreds of millions of years to form.

Detailed explanation-3: -Renewable resources are those resources that continue to exist despite being consumed or can replenish themselves over a period of time even as they are used. They include the sun, wind, water, geothermal, and biomass.

Detailed explanation-4: -Detailed Solution The correct answer is Sun. Renewable source of energy: Renewable energy is useful energy that is collected from renewable resources, which are naturally replenished on a human timescale, including carbon-neutral sources like sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat.

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