EBK PHYSICAL UNIVERSE
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Author: KRAUSKOPF
Publisher: YUZU
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Chapter 4, Problem 31MC
In the relatively near future, the technology most able to replace fossil fuels on a large scale is
- a. nuclear
- b. wind
- c. solar
- d. biofuels
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