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What are renewable energy resources?
Solution
Renewable energy resources are those that come from natural sources and are naturally replenished. These include solar energy (sunlight), wind energy from windmill (wind), hydroelectricity (rain), tidal energy from waves (tides), and geothermal energy (energy from the heat of the earth).
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