Is it true that fossil fuels are non-renewable sources of energy, whereas solar energy is a renewable source of energy?

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The above statement is True.
Fossil Fuel: Coal and petroleum are exhaustible sources of energy because many years ago, large numbers of plants and creatures died. They got decomposed, buried and formed layers under the earth's crust. After millions of years, these layers are converted into fossil fuels. Once they are used, they can not be generated again. Hence they are an exhaustible source of energy.
Solar energy: "Renewable energy is energy produced from sources like the sun and the wind that are naturally replenished and do not run out." The energy generated from sunlight is solar energy. It is Inexhaustible and renewable since the sun is the source for harnessing solar energy. The sun constantly produces the light which is used to generate electricity in a solar panel.

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