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A solar water heater cannot be used to get hot water on

  • a sunny day

  • a cloudy day

  • a hot day

  • a windy day


B.

a cloudy day

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Can any source of energy be pollution-free? Why or why not?

No source of energy can be pollution free.
Even if the combustion-process is clean, its assembly can cause environmental damage. 
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Hydrogen has been used as a rocket fuel. Would you consider it a cleaner fuel than CNG? Why or why not?


Hydrogen is a cleaner fuel than CNG because it does not give carbon dioxide on burning. Insufficient combustion does not take place.
However, it cannot be replaced for CNG till proper devices are developed for its use as a domestic fuel. 
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Name two energy sources that you would consider to be renewable. Give reasons for your choices. 


(i) Energy derived from biomass is a renewable source of energy because waste products are continuously produced. Plants and trees are also grown at all reasonable intervals. 

(ii) The energy derived from flowing water, wind, sun and ocean are renewable sources because these sources can be harnessed into energy so long as the present solar system exists. 

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Give the names of two energy sources that are exhaustible. Give reasons for your choice. 

Coal and petroleum are exhaustible sources of energy. These are fossil fuels. 
The estimated reserves of these fuels are said to last us for about another 200 years while it takes millions of years for these to be produced. 
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