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Question
Which one of the following is not renewable energy technology?
Options
Solar cells
Windmills
Nuclear power
Tidal power
Solution
Nuclear power
Nuclear power is a non-renewable form of energy because nuclear materials are limited and hence we will run out of them one day.
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