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True or false: Solar systems offer several environmental, social, and economic advantages compared to traditional energy sources.
True or false: Solar systems offer several environmental, social, and economic advantages compared to traditional energy sources.
True
True or false: Solar energy production provides economic development and employment opportunities, especially in rural areas.
True or false: Solar energy production provides economic development and employment opportunities, especially in rural areas.
True
True or false: Solar panels require large areas to install and can restore land that has been left largely useless by traditional agriculture and forestry.
True or false: Solar panels require large areas to install and can restore land that has been left largely useless by traditional agriculture and forestry.
True
True or false: Solar energy does not produce carbon dioxide or other greenhouse emissions that contribute to air pollution and global warming.
True or false: Solar energy does not produce carbon dioxide or other greenhouse emissions that contribute to air pollution and global warming.
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True or false: The use of solar energy reduces incentives for the extension of nuclear energy, thus avoiding major increases in the production, transportation, and storage of radioactive products and nuclear weapons.
True or false: The use of solar energy reduces incentives for the extension of nuclear energy, thus avoiding major increases in the production, transportation, and storage of radioactive products and nuclear weapons.
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Which of the following is the main reason for the dominance of fossil fuels as an energy source?
Which of the following is the main reason for the dominance of fossil fuels as an energy source?
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What is the energy content of one liter of gasoline compared to one kilogram of wood?
What is the energy content of one liter of gasoline compared to one kilogram of wood?
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What happens when hydrocarbons react with oxygen and heat?
What happens when hydrocarbons react with oxygen and heat?
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What are fossil fuels primarily composed of?
What are fossil fuels primarily composed of?
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Why are fossil fuels considered non-renewable?
Why are fossil fuels considered non-renewable?
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