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Question
State two disadvantages of geothermal energy.
Solution
Two disadvantages of geothermal energy are given below.
1. It is available only in areas where there are hot rocks near the surface of the earth.
2. Deep drilling into the earth to obtain geothermal energy is technically very difficult and expensive.
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